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An Analysis Of University Students’ Ability In Paraphrasing

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This research examined university students’ ability in paraphrasing. This descriptive quantitative research took students of English Education Department of Universitas Riau as samples using cluster random sampling technique. The selected sample was a Class of the English Study Program, Universitas Riau, which consists of 34 students. The data were collected by administering an online test of paraphrasing through Google Form. The collected data were analyzed by three raters and the results were calculated and classified by using the adaptation guide rubric from Brown (2004). Three aspects of paraphrasing were assessed and analyzed: contents of information, choice of words and writing convention. This study found that the ability of the Students of English Study Program in paraphrasing was in unacceptable level, with total points; 11.21 for Content Information aspect, 9.52 for Choice of Words aspect, and 9.75 for Writing Conventions aspect. In order to answer the research question on how bad the ability is, the only one clear answer is that all facts that are found within the research are only referring to the ‘crisis’ of paraphrasing ability showed by the university students themselves. This finding showed that the university students’ ability in paraphrasing is low, due to the facts that; First, they get a low-level score in all aspects of paraphrasing. Second, they still make many mistakes in every aspect of paraphrasing like; skipping important details in paraphrasing that may lead to misinformation, misusing the vocabulary and diction in creating the words in paraphrasing, and severe problems in the grammar, punctuation, and spelling(writing conventions). Moreover, the choice of words seems to be the most difficult aspect for the students since it had the lowest
score than other aspects in paraphrasing. The suggestion/recommendation that belongs to this research are; First, it is suggested that the English students practice more on their general writing skill, before jumping to implement paraphrasing skill into their academic tasks because it seems like the students have to strengthen the ‘foundation’ first before jumping to the real challenge, paraphrasing. Last, it is also suggested to make use of this research as one of paraphrasing data sources as a guide or reference for further research that relates to paraphrasing.
Keywords: Paraphrasing, Writing Ability, University Students

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No. Panggil

05 05. 121 (0019)

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Pekanbaru : Universitas Riau – FKIP – Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris., 2021

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vii, 70 hlm.: ill.: 29 cm

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Indonesia

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05 05. 121 (0019)

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PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

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