Students’ Problems in Writing Exposition Texts: Structure, Function, and Effectiveness

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10.2991/assehr.k.200406.003How to use a DOI?

Keywords

exposition texts, problems, writing

Abstract

Writing skill is one of the core competencies for students to succeed in academic. However, students often face many difficulties when conveying their ideas through writing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify students’ problems in writing exposition texts based on three indicators; 1) the structure of the text, 2) the function of syntax, and 3) the effectiveness of the text. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative research. Data were collected from 30 exposition texts written by high school students. The findings of this study reveal that the errors made by the students were categorized high. Incorrect sentences found as much as 65% or 149 of 231 sentences in the texts. It indicates that students require practicing more to enhance their writing skills.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anisia Kemala
AU  - Andoyo Sastromiharjo
AU  - Yeti Mulyati
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/04/09
TI  - Students’ Problems in Writing Exposition Texts: Structure, Function, and Effectiveness
BT  - Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference on Applied Linguistics (CONAPLIN 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 11
EP  - 14
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200406.003
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200406.003
ID  - Kemala2020
ER  -