STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD THE ENACTMENT OF METACOGNITIVE INSTRUCTION IN AN EFL WRITING CLASS: LESSON LEARNED FROM A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN INDONESIA
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https://doi.org/10.33603/rill.v3i3.4105Keywords:
metcognitive instructionAbstract
Metacognition plays an important role in developing EFL students to become successful learners who are able to plan their learning goals, monitor their learning progress, and evaluate their learning outcomes in the disruption era. Because of the crucial role of metacognition in language learning, the implementation of metacognitive instruction in an EFL writing class had been investigated during one semester. Thus, this article discussed the students’ responses towards the use of the teaching program. This research study conducted with thirty three students in a private university in Lubuklinggau used a case study by collecting data through a questionnaire and reflective journals. The research results revealed that most of the EFL students had highly positive responses towards the implementation of metacognitive instruction in an EFL writing class including three aspects, namely the learning materials, learning activities, and benefits of the learning processes. Therefore, the teaching program had encouraged and benefited to the students in learning to write. Metacognitive instruction, as an alternative of effective methods, should be considered by teachers to help their students to become more independent learners.
Keywords: Metacognition, metacognitive instruction, writingReferences
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