Students' Psychological Challenges in English Writing: A Qualitative Study at IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro
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https://doi.org/10.1234/prosiding.v2i1.5025Kata Kunci:
Psychological factor, Writing Skill, Factors influencesAbstrak
Abstract - Writing abilities are specialized skills that enable authors to communicate their ideas in meaningful ways and engage readers on a deeper level. Therefore, Indonesian learners frequently struggle with generating ideas, organizing content logically, and producing grammatically accurate sentences. The students’ writing standards are poor, and they do not align with the standard required. Therefore, there is a need to nurture students’ writing skills to meet the standard by exploring the benchmarking factors for English writing skills. The objective of this research was to find out psychological factors out the psychological factors faced by fourth-semester students. This research was a qualitative research design. The population of this study was fourth-semester English students at IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro. The data collection technique used was interviews. The result show psychologically, writing anxiety, motivation, and self-confidence are powerful factors that can hinder students' ability to apply their knowledge to actual writing practice.
Keyword: Psychological factor, Writing Skill, Factors influences
Abstrak- Kemampuan menulis adalah keterampilan khusus yang memungkinkan penulis menyampaikan gagasan mereka secara bermakna dan melibatkan pembaca pada tingkat yang lebih dalam. Oleh karena itu, pelajar Indonesia sering kali mengalami kesulitan dalam menghasilkan gagasan, menyusun isi secara logis, dan menyusun kalimat yang tepat secara tata bahasa. Standar menulis para siswa masih rendah dan belum sesuai dengan standar yang diharapkan. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan upaya untuk mengembangkan keterampilan menulis siswa agar memenuhi standar tersebut dengan mengkaji faktor-faktor penentu keterampilan menulis bahasa Inggris. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor psikologis yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa semester empat. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian kualitatif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa jurusan Bahasa Inggris semester empat di IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara psikologis, kecemasan menulis, motivasi, dan kepercayaan diri merupakan faktor-faktor kuat yang dapat menghambat kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menerapkan pengetahuan mereka ke dalam praktik menulis yang sebenarnya.
Kata kunci: Faktor Psikologi, Kemampuan Menulis, Faktor Pengaruh
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