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Need Analysis for Developing Writing Skill Materials Using Facebook for English Undergraduate Students

Author : Jamaluddin Ahmad



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Date:
19-01-2022

Author:
Jamaluddin Ahmad

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This research aims to contribute to the knowledge of lectures about design materials in using social media Facebook in learning writing process to English Department students. Before conducted the developing module for Facebook-based writing instructional course, we surveyed and explored the student’s need. The stages of this research consisted of need analysis and document analysis. We conducted needs analysis to 141 English students and 2 lecturers of writing. Data were collected using need analysis questionnaire and interview. The analyzed documents in this research were lesson plan, syllabus and the existing textbooks. The data from questionnaire and interview were analyzed in quantitative and qualitative methods. The results concluded that: first, needs analysis is the basic of developing module for Facebook-based writing instructional course, in order that the material can be related to the students’ needs, levels and lecturers’ perception. Further, students need found urgent to develop module for Facebook-based writing instructional course through the following criteria of interactive, self-contained, user friendly, online supporting, online social media, authentic, environmentally friendly, formal and informal environments, online evaluation, presented in visual aids, support and facilitate the students’ academic and non-academic writing for the students, they prefer learning facilitated by electronic social media, Facebook, so they will more motivate in write. Keywords: Teaching process; writing skill; Facebook; need analysis; social media

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