Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: The Students' Attitudes Toward The Use Of Symbol Feedback In Writing Class

THE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF SYMBOL

FEEDBACK IN WRITING CLASS

Put Ila Anasistia

Faculty of Language and Literature

Satya Wacana Christian University

Salatiga

ABSTRACT

Pros and cons in using symbol feedback in writing class have been discussed for years. The pro sides argued that using symbol feedback could motivate the students to be independent learners and improved their skills in writing. However, the cons side revealed that symbol feedback only focused on surface errors and it didn’t give significant effect to the

students’ abilities in writing. Inspired by the pros and cons, this study has attempted to investigate the students’ attitudes toward the use of symbol feedback in writing class. This paper is based on the interview of the students of Guided Writing in English Department of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga. It aims at showing the students attitudes toward the use of symbol feedback based on their opinions and experiences. The finding suggested

that the use of symbol feedback in writing class influences the students’ attitudes toward their

writing including cognitive, affective, and behavior aspects, which are recognized as components of attitudes.