The Undergraduate Students' Difficulties in Writing Thesis Proposal
Keywords:
developing paragraph, students’ difficulties, undergraduate thesis proposal, writing skill
Abstract
The purposes of this research were to find out the students’ difficulties in developing a paragraph and to understand the students’ difficulties in implementing the writing elements in writing their undergraduate thesis proposals. This research used the descriptive qualitative method. The instrument used in this research were interviews, documentation, and Oshima & Hogue’s Paragraph Rubric. The research subject was 7 eighth-semester students of UINSI Samarinda. The data were collected from the background of the study of the student’s undergraduate thesis proposals and analyzed with the Miles and Huberman Model. The result showed that the difficulties in developing a paragraph experienced by the students were related to too specific and too general topic sentences, poor supporting sentences, the absence of concluding sentences, inconsistent topic discussion, and inharmonic sentences. At the same time, the students’ difficulties shown in implementing the writing elements were found in the organization (the failure to run the sentences smoothly), vocabulary (informal phrases, redundancy, unclear word), grammar (singular and plural error, wrong word choice errors, missing word error, article error, subject-verb agreement error, fragment error, conjunction error, wrong word form error, wrong word order error, and preposition error), and mechanics (capitalization error, punctuation error, and spelling error). The causes of these problems were the interference of students’ native language and the lack of knowledge about the rules of the development of paragraph and writing elements.
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Anggraini, S. W. P., & Lume, L. (2021). The Effectiveness of Using Chronological Paragraph Strategy toward Students’ Writing Skills. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 9(1), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v9i1.3065
Annamalai, N. (2017). Exploring Students Use of Facebook in Formal Learning Contexts. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 2(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v2i2.32
Arifuddin, A. (2021). The Effect of Thesis Writing on Paraphrasing Ability of the EFL Alumni of the University of Mataram Lombok. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 6(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v6i2.392
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Ary, Donald et. al. (2010). Introduction to Research in Education Eight Edition. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.
Ashipala, D. O., & Livingi, R. M. (2021). Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Challenges when Writing Research Proposals at the University of Namibia. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 23(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/8731
Aulya, Sapna Farah. (2020). “Writing Error Analysis in Exposition Text of Eleven Grade SMA Negeri 4 Samarinda Academic Year 2019/2020â€. Thesis. UINSI Samarinda.
Bogdan, Robert C. & Knopp Biklen. (2006). Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods: Fifth Edition. Pearson Education Inc.
Brown, Ann Cole. et. Al.(1984) . Grammar and Composition. Houghton Muffin Company.
Brown, H. Douglas. (2007). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching: Fifth Edition. USA: Pearson Education Inc.
Cao, D., & Zhang, X. (2022). Discussion on the improvement of the teaching mode of undergraduate thesis writing course: Concurrent discussion of the teaching model of seminar course in Japan. Geographical Research Bulletin, 1, 16–24. https://doi.org/10.50908/grb.1.0_16
Creswell, John. W. (2014). Research Design: Fourth Edition. USA: SAGE Publication Inc.
Dewi, A. E. P. (2022). The Use of Social Media in Learning English Writing. EDUCASIA: Jurnal Pendidikan, Pengajaran, Dan Pembelajaran, 15–24.
Farizka, N. M., Santihastuti, A., & Suharjito, B. (2020). Students’ Learning Engagement in Writing Class: A Task-Based Learning. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 5(2), 203–212.
Fauzan, U., Aulya, S. F., & Noor, W. N. (2020). Writing Error Analysis in Exposition Text of the EFL Junior High School Students. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 5(2), 517–533.
Fitria, T. N. (2022). Analysis of efl students’ difficulties in writing and completing english thesis. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 25(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.24071/llt.v25i1.3607
Flick, Uwe. (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection. Los Angeles: Sage Reference.
Indrian, R. D., & Ardi, P. (2019). Rhetorical Structures of English-Major Undergraduate Thesis Introduction Chapters. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 4(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v4i2.166
Islamiah, Putri. (2020). “Students’ Difficulties in Designing Research Proposal (A Case Study at English Departement Students of UIN Ar-Raniry)â€. Thesis. UIN Ar-Raniry. 2020.
Khamkhien, A. (2021). Functional Patterns of Lexical Bundles and Limitations in Academic Writing by Thai L2 English Learners. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 6(3), 607–632. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v6i3.629
Lestari, A., Sofendi, S., & Petrus, I. (2018). The Correlations among Reading Habit, Multiple Intelligences, and Writing Mastery of English Education Study Program Students of Sriwijaya University. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 2(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.21093/ijeltal.v2i2.99
Linuwih, E. R. (2021). The Effectiveness of Extensive Reading in Improving EFL Academic Writing. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 6(1), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v6i1.514
Meysarah, C. E. (2018). The Analysis of Purdue Online Writing Labs as Second Language Writing Support Tools. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 3(1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v3i1.89
Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldana, J. (2014). Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook. SAGE Publications
Mustikawati. (2019). “An Analysis Faced by the Students of The English Department IAIN Metro in Undergraduate Thesis Proposal Academic Year 2019/2020â€. Thesis. IAIN Metro.
Nanning. et.al. (2020). “An Analysis of Grammatical Error in Writing Skillâ€. Journal of English Education and Development. Vol. 3.
Oktavianti, D., Gusmuliana, P., & Apriani, E. (2021). The Students’ Strategies in Developing Their Ideas in Writing Essay. Jadila: Journal of Development and Innovation in Language and Literature Education, 1(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.52690/jadila.v1i4.157
Oshima, Alice & Ann Hogue. (2017). Introduction to Academic Writing: Third Edition. Pearson Longman.
Oshima, Alice & Ann Hogue. (2006). Writing Academic English. Pearson Education.
Sa’adah, A. R. (2020). The Students’ Writing Ability in Descriptive Text of the Senior High School Students in Berau. EDUCASIA: Jurnal Pendidikan, Pengajaran, Dan Pembelajaran, 59–74.
Sa’adah, A. R. (2021). Writing Skill in Teaching English: An Overview. EDUCASIA: Jurnal Pendidikan, Pengajaran, Dan Pembelajaran, 21–35.
Santosa, A. B., Basuki, Y., & Puspita, A. M. I. (2019). The Effectiveness of Local Wisdom-Based Teaching Materials in Enhancing Creative Writing Skills of Elementary School Students. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 4(3), 349–359. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v4i3.326
Saprina, C. M., Rosyid, A., & Suryanti, Y. (2021). Difficulties in Developing Idea Encountered by Students in Writing Argumentative Essay. Journal of English Teaching and Linguistics Studies (JET Li), 3(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.55215/jetli.v3i1.3419
Sartika, D., & Rachmanita, R. (2017). The Effect of Self Regulated Strategy Development on Students’ Skill to Write Persuasive Text. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 2(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.21093/ijeltal.v2i1.44
Sasmita, Y. V., & Setyowati, L. (2021). Problems faced by EFL students in learning to write. Linguista: Jurnal Ilmiah Bahasa, Sastra, Dan Pembelajarannya, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.25273/linguista.v5i1.9404
Setyowati, L., Agustina, F., Sukmawan, S., El-Sulukiyyah, A. A., & Mabaroh, B. (2020). The Students’ Problems and Solutions in Writing an Argumentative Essay on Gender Issue. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 5(3), 279–292. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v5i3.424
Silvani, D. (2020). Learning through Watching: Using Animation Movie to Improve Students’ Writing Ability. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 5(2), 233–247. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v5i2.418
Stake, Robert. E. (2010). Qualitative Research Studying How Things Work. The Guilford Press.
Sugiyono. (2008). Metode Penelitian Pendidikan Pendekatan Kuantitatif, Kualitatif, dan R&D. Bandung: Alfabeta.
Suyadi. et. al. (2020). “Undergraduate Students’ Difficulties in Writing A Research Proposal: A Case Studyâ€, International Journal of Scientific & Technologi Research Vol. 9.
Therova, D. (2021). A Case Study of Academic Vocabulary in a Novice Student’s Writing at a UK University. Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 6(3), 557–577. https://doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v6i3.609
Valizadeh, M. (2022). Collaborative Writing on Google Docs: Effects on EFL Learners’ Descriptive Paragraphs. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 6(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.21093/ijeltal.v6i2.1053
Weigle, Sara Cusing. (2002). Assessing Writing. Cambridge University Press.
Published
2022-05-31
How to Cite
Fauzan, U., Hasanah, N., & Hadijah, S. (2022). The Undergraduate Students’ Difficulties in Writing Thesis Proposal. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 7(1), 175-192. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v7i1.515
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