Tesis

English writing performances in young learners: a cross comparison of L1 and L2 learners / Tatin Yuliani

Abstrak
Even though young learners share identical language development either in their first (L1) or second language (L2) learning important and noticeable differences have been drawn between the performances of young L1 and L2 English writers which can create a challenge for teachers to provide a complex instruction in a mixed L1-L2 classrooms. Moreover a big inquiry for teachers is how to best understand the learners rsquo writing proficiency and how L1 writers rsquo proficiency differs from L2 writers. To answer this inquiry one approach is proposed to understand writing quality through the identification of linguistic features. Even though numerous studies have investigated the comparison of linguistic features between L1 and L2 writing few studies has conducted for young learners rsquo writing. Addressing this gap this study aims to investigate the comparison of English writing characteristics written by young L1 and L2 learners through the identification of basic text properties lexical sophistication syntactic complexity and text cohesion. Moreover this study also aims to explore the factors that influence young learners rsquo writing development. This study employs convergent mixed-method design to provide a comprehensive analysis of L1 and L2 English writing. Using computerized writing assessment tool called Coh-Metrix the quantitative method aims to describe the characteristics of L1 and L2 writing. Meanwhile through a semi-structured interview with one English teacher the qualitative method is conducted to explore the factors influencing young learners rsquo writing development. The participants of this study were 32 sixth-grade students which consist of 16 L1 writers and 16 L2 writers and one English teacher at a primary integrated school in Bandung Indonesia. In this study writing scripts and interview were used as the source of data. The writing scripts were taken from the Try Out of English final examination called Cambridge Primary Checkpoint. The writing scripts were then analyzed using Coh-Metrix tools and the statistical data from the tools were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Meanwhile the data from interview were analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that the differences between L1 and L2 young learners rsquo English writing based on Coh-Metrix analysis lay on six variables number of sentences length of paragraphs word familiarity word meaningfulness connectives and anaphoric references. Meanwhile the factors influencing young learners writing development were cognitive ability writing environment teacher competence and school policy and curriculum standards. The significant differences between L1 and L2 young learners rsquo writing suggest the need for more support in developing lexical richness cohesion and syntactic fluency for L2 learners. Furthermore recognizing the influential roles on young learners rsquo writing development highlights the importance of creating cognitively stimulating supportive and well-guided writing experiences for young learners.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rt 421 YUL e

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, 2025.

Deskripsi Fisik

xvii, 65 lembar : ilus. ; 30 cm.

Bahasa

No Reg

00824/RT/25

Edisi

Tesis (Pascasarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2025

Subjek

1. BAHASA INGGRIS - MENULIS
2. ENGLISH - WRITING

Pembimbing

1. Prof. Dr. Hj. Nur Mukminatien, M.pd; 2. Dr. Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi, M.pd, M.a.

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