PERCEPTIONS OF GRAMMARLY’S FREE VERSION AMONG INDONESIAN EFL UNDERGRADUATES: EVIDENCE FROM ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING
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https://doi.org/10.30631/vygr7874Keywords:
Argumentative Essay, Automated Writing Evaluation, EFL Writing, Grammarly, Learner PerceptionsAbstract
This study examined Indonesian sixth-semester EFL undergraduates' perceptions of Grammarly's free version and of their own argumentative essay quality, along with the relationship between the two. A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive-correlational design was applied, involving 107 learners from a public university in Jambi Province selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected via a 28-item questionnaire assessing four Grammarly characteristics (spell-checker, grammar checker, punctuation, clarity) and seven argumentative-essay components, which were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression. Results showed learners had positive perceptions of Grammarly, nonetheless those perceptions varied by feature
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