GRAMMARLY AS A MEDIUM TO IMPROVE LEARNERS’ ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN ACADEMIC WRITING

Yudha Anfantri Dasilva(1), Haryanto Atmowardoyo(2), Maemuna Muhayyang(3*),

(1) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(2) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(3) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(*) Corresponding Author




DOI: https://doi.org/10.26858/jtechlp.v3i4,%20Dec.68362

Abstract


This study examines the impact of utilizing Grammarly as a medium to increase learners' English grammar skills in academic writing. This research employed a writing test with pre-test and post-test. It focuses on 3rd-semester students at Universitas Negeri Makassar who have never used Grammarly. The grammar skills assessed were verb tense, word choice, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and spelling. The findings indicated a significant improvement in learners' grammar scores following the treatment. The mean pre-test score was 73.17, while the mean post-test score climbed to 83. Furthermore, the data showed a significance value of.003, which is less than 0.05, indicating a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test findings. These findings suggest that Grammarly is an effective writing tool for increasing grammatical accuracy in academic writing.


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Grammarly; English Grammar; Academic Writing

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