Using Instagram in Teaching Writing for University Freshmen

Abstract

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> This study aimed at elaborating the use of Instagram in teaching writing for university freshmen. This current study contained a reflection from a lecturer who had used Instagram to improve students’ writing skill through process-genre based approach. The data were taken from a reflective daily journal. Further, the journal specifically informed what worked well and what did not from the use of Instagram for writing skill improvement. The result showed that Instagram could significantly improve students’ writing skill, especially to help them find that writing was part of social activities and create a good composition that had been perfectly finalized.</p><strong>Abstrak:</strong><em> </em>Penelitian ini membahas tentang penggunaan Instagram dalam pengajaran <em>writing skill</em> (keterampilan menulis) pada mahasiswa tahun pertama. Penelitian tersebut berisi tentang sebuah refleksi dari seorang pengajar yang telah menggunakan Instagram sebagai media pendukung pembelajaran <em>writing skill </em>melalui pendekatan proses-genre. Data penelitian berasal dari jurnal harian yang sekaligus digunakan untuk mencatat serangkaian kegiatan yang dilalui pada proses pengajaran. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan Instagram mampu meningkatkan keterampilan menulis mahasiswa sehingga mereka menyadari bahwa menulis merupakan bagian daripada kegiatan sosial serta, serta membantu mereka untuk bisa membuat sebuah karangan atau tulisan yang sempurna. <em> </em>

The Use of Instagram Blog to Promote Students’ Writing Skill in Descriptive Text of English Tour and Travel

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“…The students and teachers should avoided contact directly with the students. One of the suitable online applications to teach writing skill that were used to make classroom interaction was Instagram blog (Husna et al, 2020). It refers to the personal blog Putu Ngurah Rusmawan, Using Instagram Blog For Teaching Writing Skill Descriptive Text On English Tour And Travel Course diary journal in the internet where the students can express their ideas, experiences, and interact with people in a written form (Sholikhah, 2019).…”

“…attraction.This study aims to explore about using Instagram blog to enrich students'idea in descriptive text. Therefore, using Instagram blog can promote meaningful help to enrich their language production (Husna et al, 2020).…”

Knowing Your Roots: Enhancing Oral Proficiency of Elementary Students in Kurdistan Using Oral Presentation as an Alternative Assessment in the ‘Family Tree’ Task

“…There are numerous studies conducted on how Instagram has helped to enhance writing skills for the past few years (Handayani, 2017;Anggraeni, 2017;Sirait & Marlina, 2018;Rinda, Novawan, & Miqawati, 2018;Soviyah, 2018;Shazali, Shamsudin, & Yunus, 2019;Warda, 2019;Eraslan, 2019;Pujiati, Zahra and Tamela, 2019;Prasetyawati, 2020;Yusuf and Jazilah, 2020;Parangu, 2020;Husna, 2020;Andik, 2021;Maulidia, 2021;Ramalia, 2021;andMin &Hashim, 2022, Khulel, 2022). However, until recently, little attention has been focused on how Instagram could be used to enhance language proficiency and communication skills among students inside and outside the classroom.…”