BRAINSTORMING AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILLS
Keywords:
classroom, writing, comprehension, strategy, learningAbstract
Writing is an important language skill that needs to be developed continuously and intensively to enhance the student's language competence. This study used a classroom action research design conducted in two cycles of learning activities to improve students' writing skills through a brainstorming strategy. This study was conducted in an EFL classroom, and the essential collection was done by administering a pretest, posttests, and a questionnaire. The results showed that the student's writing skills improved significantly in the first and second learning cycles compared to the pretest result. Therefore, the brainstorming strategy is considered to be a very effective strategy to be implemented in the writing classroom. This study suggests that teachers should consider using the brainstorming strategy to improve students' writing skills.
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