The Use of Instagram in the Teaching of EFL Writing: Effect on Writing Ability and Students’ Perceptions

Handayani, Astiti Dwi; Cahyono, Bambang Yudi; Widiati, Utami

doi:10.22158/selt.v6n2p112

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“…It is clear that Instagram has become an influential mode of communication for exchanging ideas and is serving as a learning resource for individual learners, including in school settings. In accordance with the present findings, recent research has highlighted that learners agree that it is enjoyable to post writing assignments on Instagram and that it is interesting to give feedback via Instagram (Handayani, Cahyono, & Widiati, 2018).…”

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Arabic Learners’ Preferences for Instagram English Lessons

AlGhamdi¹

2018

ELT

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This paper focuses on the use of the social network Instagram to provide supplementary English language learning material to learners from Arabic speaking countries. The author was able to use his online account in Instagram to assess the needs of these learners through data analyses. The content made specific to Arabic speakers by offering translation in each post from English into Arabic and vice versa to foster their interest in the English language. The account was followed by more than 48000 learners. The study aimed to comprehend how Arab learners promote the process of learning English language via the use of the social network Instagram. The study found that Arab learners do not like complicated, lengthy information and, instead, prefer simple, brief explanations related to the English language. The results of this study suggest that a similar program of offering English lessons on Instagram in the future would have an even greater following if only simplified content was offered.

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Arabic Learners’ Preferences for Instagram English Lessons

AlGhamdi¹

2018

ELT

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“…Some previous studies have reported the emergence of the social networking sites in teaching of writing (Robertson & Adamson, 2007;Xodabande, 2018), especially by means of Instagram (Al-Ali, 2014;Aloraini, 2018;Handayani et al, 2018;Listiani, 2016). A research report from Handayani et al (2018) entitled "The Use of Instagram in the Teaching of EFL Writing: Effect on Writing Ability and Students" Perceptions" showed that the students" writing ability in writing an opinion essay improved after being taught by using mobile application Instagram as a medium of learning. The use of Instagram in teaching writing also triggers the students to communicate with their friends and offers opportunities for interaction which are meaningful and less intimidating, especially for introvert students (Aloraini, 2018).…”

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“Let’s Write a Caption!”: Utilizing Instagram to Enhance Esp Students’ Writing Skills

Nugroho

Rahmawati

2020

Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris UPB

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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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“…It can be seen through the process of treatment by using Instagram. One of the supporting research conducted by Handayani et al (2018), they defined that Instagram had a positive effect on the writing ability of the students. The students found writing on Instagram is faster than paper and pen, which need a lot of time on top of their other activities.…”

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The Use of Instagram to Develop Students’ Writing Ability

Nurdiansyah

Abdulrahman

2020

akademika

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The research consists of two variables, namely the independent variable (Instagram) and the dependent variable (writing ability). The aim of this research is to find out whether or not the use of Instagram is effective in teaching writing Descriptive Text. The population of this research was all grade ten students at SMAN 3 Bekasi, consisted of 370 students divided into 10 classes. The sample of this research was 74 students divided into 2 classes, taken from the population using Cluster Random Sampling Technique. This research used the Quasi Experimental Method, and the design was randomized post-test only control group design. To collect the data, the writers used instrument. The instrument consists of 10 question items in an essay. They were developed from the indicators of writing as specified in BluePrint. To get a good instrument, it was tried out to other classes outside the sample classes, and the instrument was analyzed in the item of its validity, reliability, difficulty index, and discrimination power by using Ms. Excel 2010. After it has been analyzed, it gained 5 items which were used to collect data for the research. The writers used a T-test to find out whether the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted or rejected. The result of this research presented that there was a significant difference of Instagram on students’ writing ability at SMAN 3 Bekasi. The significance (Sig.) score of T-test 0.000 is lower than (<) 0.05. Therefore, the research had a significant difference in Instagram on Grade Ten Students’ Writing Ability at SMAN 3 Bekasi. In addition, Instagram helped the students to develop their writing, and also, it can ease the teaching and learning process.

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The Use of Instagram in the Teaching of EFL Writing: Effect on Writing Ability and Students’ Perceptions

Cited by 26 publications

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Arabic Learners’ Preferences for Instagram English Lessons

Arabic Learners’ Preferences for Instagram English Lessons

“Let’s Write a Caption!”: Utilizing Instagram to Enhance Esp Students’ Writing Skills

The Use of Instagram to Develop Students’ Writing Ability

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