Online grammar-checking tools: exploration of students' use to correct grammar in academic writing

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Alfianofita, Anindya (2024) Online grammar-checking tools: exploration of students' use to correct grammar in academic writing. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

The necessity for students to use online grammar checkers in academic writing is driven by their need to ensure grammatical accuracy, enhance writing quality, save time, and reduce anxiety associated with language proficiency. This present research aims to answer the research questions which are (1) What online grammar-checking tools do students use to correct grammar in academic writing, and (2) What are the reasons behind students’ use of online grammar-checking tools in academic writing. The research method used was qualitative research design by interviewing nine purposefully selected students using online grammar checkers during their article writing process. The research findings revealed that (1) Online grammar checkers used by students to correct grammar in academic writing are Grammarly, Quillbot, Sider AI, and Google Docs Automatic Correction, (2) There are four reasons behind students’ use of online grammar checkers in academic writing; offerring convenience and time-saving, improving accuracy and readability, helping students in the process of editing & revising the draft, and to learn and improve grammar skills. It is recommended, however, that students should manually review and correct for missed grammatical errors considering that online grammar checkers are not perfect.

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Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators:	Creators Email NIM Alfianofita, Anindya 06020520034@student.uinsby.ac.id 06020520034
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email NIDN Thesis advisor Salik, Mohammad UNSPECIFIED 2012126702 Thesis advisor Madjid, Hilda Izzati UNSPECIFIED 2010028601
Subjects:	Bahasa Inggris
Keywords:	Online grammar checker; students' use; correct grammar; academic writing
Divisions:	Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Anindya Alfianofita
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2024 07:13
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2024 07:13
URI:	http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/73635

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