“LET’S WRITE A CAPTION!”: UTILIZING INSTAGRAM TO ENHANCE ESP STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS
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https://doi.org/10.33884/basisupb.v7i1.1782Keywords:
Instagram, writing ability, ESP learners, students’ perceptionAbstract
The integration of technology in language classroom is a prerequisite in the twenty-first century teaching. Social media as part of technology advancement has a great potential to improve students’ motivation and the efficacy of learning a language. Therefore, the present study sheds light on the effect of the use of Instagram on ESP students’ writing ability. It involved 36 Indonesian ESP students majoring in Sharia Banking of a university in Surakarta Indonesia. The pre-experimental research was conducted in eight meetings, including the writing pre-test and post-test. The students were assigned to write a descriptive essay by means of Instagram as the instructional medium. A questionnaire was also given to reveal their perceptions toward the use of Instagram to practice writing. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a significant difference on the students’ writing scores between the pre-test and the post test. The finding of this study is expected to provide significant contribution to the realm of English for specific purposes (ESP) teaching in Indonesia. Based on the findings, some insights are given for teachers and future researchers about the potential use of Instagram on the teaching of writing.
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Alwehaibi, H. O. (2015). The Impact Of Using YouTube In EFL Classroom On Enhancing EFL Students’ Content Learning. Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC), 12(2), 121–126. https: //doi.org/10.19030/tlc.v12i2.9182
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Cahyono, B. Y., & Mutiaraningrum, I. (2015). Indonesian EFL Teachers’ Familiarity with and Opinion on the Internet-Based Teaching of Writing. English Language Teaching, 9(1), 199. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n1p199
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Jacobs, H. L. (1981). Testing ESL Composition: A Practical Approach. English Composition Program. ERIC.
Kamariah, K., & Ambalegin, A. (2019). An Analysis of Using Code Switching in Instagram. JURNAL BASIS, 6(2), 259-266. https://doi.org/10.33884/basisupb.v6i2.1431
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Listiani, G. (2016). The effectiveness of instagram writing compared to teacher centered writing to teach recount text to students with high and low motivation (The case of eight grade students in SMP Kesatrian 1 Semarang in the academic year of 2015/2016). ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching, 5(1).
Mansor, N., & Rahim, N. A. (2017). Instagram in ESL classroom. Man in India, 97(20), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.26858/ijole.v1i1.7064
Miangah, T. M., & Nezarat, A. (2012). Mobile-assisted language learning. International Journal of Distributed and Parallel Systems, 3(1), 309-219. http://airccse.org/journal/ijdps/papers/0112ijdps26.pdf
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Nugroho, A. (2019). Request Realizations of Indonesian Esp Lecturers. Celtic: A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature & Linguistics, 6(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.22219/celticumm.
Robertson, P., & Adamson, J. (2007). The Asian ESP Journal. The Asian ESP Journal, 3(2).
Ronan Kelly. (2015). An Exploration of Instagram to Develop ESL Learners' Writing Proficiency. Unpublished Master's Dissertation. British Council: Ulter University.
Said, N. E. M., Yunus, M., Doring, L. K., Asmi, A., Aqilah, F., & Li, L. K. S. (2013). Blogging to enhance writing skills: A survey of students’ perception and attitude. Asian Social Science, 9(16 SPL), 95–101. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v9n16p95
Salomon, D. (2013). Moving on from Facebook: Using Instagram to connect with undergraduates and engage in teaching and learning. College & Research Libraries News, 74(8), 408–412.
Slim, H., & Hafedh, M. (2019). Social media impact on language learning for specific purposes: A study in English for business administration. Teaching English with Technology, 19(1), 56–71.
Sulistyo, T., Mukminatien, N., Cahyono, B. Y., & Saukah, A. (2019). Enhancing learners’ writing performance through Blog-Assisted Language Learning. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 14(9), 61–73. https://doi.org/10.3991/IJET.V14I09.9535
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Wilkinson, M. (2016). English language teaching today. English Language Teaching Today, 5(August 2016), 257–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38834-2
Xodabande, I. (2018). Iranian EFL Learners’ Preferences of Different Digital Technologies for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 6(3), 20. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.6n.3p.20
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