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investigation on the use of self-directed feedback to learners studying in the earlier stage. Therefore, the result of the study is expected to enrich the literature
on the issue, as well as to give a reference for further research under the same topic.
1.4.2 Practical significance Uplifting students‟ desire to write, increasing their awareness of the
importance of writing, as well as facilitating improvement in writing are the goals of many EFL teachers for their writing classroom. In order to pursue them, the
teachers need to have an endless patience to carry out fruitful writing activities. Self-directed feedback, as one of the activities recommended by several
researchers might be one of the solutions. Hence, the study is expected to be one of the references to be adapted to the practical level for teachers surrounded in
similar contexts.
1.5 Clarification of Related Terms
To the extent of the study, some terms are clarified as follows.
a. Self-directed feedback: is a kind of feedback which is provided by the student
to hisher own text of which the purpose is, according to Lin 2009, “to raise
awareness of the important elements and conventions in the process of composing essays, and helps students to acquire them in order to become
independent and competent writers.” In this paper the term is interchangeable
with self feedback. b. Learner autonomy: according to Benson 2006, autonomy in learning refers
to a condition when people take more control over their learning inside and
outside the classroom. c. Writing: in this study, the writing refers to the one that follows process
approach to writing. Process approach to writing includes different stages of writing to be exposed to students, including the presence of feedback.
Therefore, the writing is focused on students‟ development while writing the
text, not the end product.
Tsara Desiana Akmilia, 2014 Self-Directed Feedback: An Attempt Towards Learner Autonomy In Writing
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d. Report Text: According to Palmer 2010, a report text is a text that talks
about a single topic of which the purpose is to describe the characteristic of an object, and the examples can be found in encyclopedia entry, information
leaflet, or a magazine article. e. Errormistake: in this study is used interchangeably. Both are defined in its
most general meaning, which is something that the students produced which is not suitable to the correct from. The criteria of the correct form of each
aspect are different from one another. This will be explained later.
f. Progress: refers to when students correct the mistake heshe made in the
subsequent draft.
1.6 Organization of the Paper The research paper is organized into five chapters, as follows.
