Finding Ideas faster To What Extent Five-minute Freewriting could Reduce EFL
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As Langan stated, “through continued practice in freewriting you will develop the habit if thinking as you
write” 2005. From the example of student B freewriting product, the researcher found that the students could develop his ideas, topic
sentence, and paragraph faster because they are accustomed to write. It can be seen
through a student’s 4
th
freewriting as follows: “I have one important thing in my wallet. The important
thing is my driving license. There are three reasons why my driving license is important. First, it is used for help me to
ride motorcycle. If I don’t bring it, I will be caught by policeman. Second, it is a sign that I am allowed to ride a
motorcycle. Third, it can be a thing to fulfill my wallet.
That is all about my important thing in my wallet.”
From the previous discussion, the student could find ideas faster since he could mention three reasons in five-minutes. Finding many ideas in five minutes
means that the students could develop his idea. In addition, the researcher found that the student could develop his topic sentence. It could be seen by the reasons
he wrote to develop his topic sentence. He mentioned the important thing in his wallet, aftter that, he developed three reasons why driving license is important.
Then he explained more about the first reason. He mentioned three reasons and explained it with the intention that his paragraph is well-developed.