An Analysis of Students Writing on Personal Experiences on Twitter

Abstract

This research analyzed students' writing about recount text threads on Twitter. The research aimed to find out the quality of students' recount text and investigate how Twitter threads can help improve students' writing of recount text. The research used qualitative descriptive methods. The instruments used in this study were documentation and rubric. The research subjects were 5 students from class X DKV1 SMKN 3 Kota Serang who wrote about personal experiences on Twitter threads. To analyze the data, the researcher identified errors in students' essay writing, which were categorized according to Jacobs et al., and assigned scores based on the writing score criteria table. The results showed that students' writing skills were at an Excellent level with an average score of 82.2. Based on the table rubric, 1 out of 5 aspects of student writing is at the Excellent to Very Good level, this aspect is organization with an average score of (19.2). Additionally, 3 aspects are included in the Good to Average level, namely Content (25), Language Use (18.6), and Vocabulary (15.6). The results of the analysis show that students make the most mistakes in terms of mechanics with an average score of (3.8) at the Fair to Poor level. Furthermore, Twitter threads can help students write recount text well through step-by-step threads that make it easier for students to write the generic structure of a recount text. The use of Twitter thread media in writing recount text also makes students' work visible to others.