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survey, open-ended questions, and interviews. Hence, the study used a mixed-
method design; a Likert- scale questionnaire, open-ended questions, and
interviews. This research applied a whole population sample. The population for the
study is the ESL primary schools’ teachers in a rural district of Sarawak. The
findings showed that there were some challenges faced by the teachers in
implementing the flipped classroom, such as poor or no internet services, lack of
ICT gadgets at home, the attitude of parents and students, and low proficiency level
of students. The findings were further discussed in the discussion of data. The
researcher recommended future studies could be conducted by involving a larger
population including both rural and urban areas, in a longer time frame to better
generalise the results.

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‘RTS’ STRATEGY CUM ON-THE-SPOT CORRECTION VIA MICROSOFT WORD
SOFTWARE APPLICATION FACILITATES WRITING SKILLS DURING
MUET GOOGLE MEET LESSONS

SII LING @ MEE LING
SMK Chung Hua Miri
Jalan Brighton, 98000 Miri, Sarawak
me2867sl@yahoo.com
Writing concluding paragraph is prominently seen as difficult and challenging for
sixth formers during Malaysian University English Test (Muet) lessons in
school. Students’ sheer lack of general knowledge and writing strategies have
catalysed their inability and incompetence to only produce ‘Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia’
(SPM) standard of essays in Muet extended writing. Accordingly, “Restate Thesis
Statement’ (RTS) approach was aimed to improve concluding paragraph writing,
highlighting on-the-spot correction via microsoft word software application
during Muet google meet lessons in this study. This action research involved nine
students of S.M.K. Chung Hua Miri, Sarawak. Data were collected through
observations, interventions and survey questionnaires (adopted and adapted from
Clarkson, C.P., 2008) in fourteen schooldays. Students’ improvement in concluding
paragraph writing showed that ‘RTS’ strategy cum on-the-spot correction via
microsoft word software application enhances level of concluding paragraph writing
in Muet extended essay. Evidently on-the spot correction encourages students to
progress by recognizing, correcting and analyzing mistakes, and thereafter a
greater understanding of their own mistakes. It helps students reflect on their own
language use, and be more critical of their writing. Though time-consuming, it
makes lessons more relevant and fun. Microsoft Word software enables students
to highlight, underline and correct mistakes in different colours or fonts, and many
more spontaneously during google meet lessons. It also enables students to
compare and contrast their writing before and after amendment. Future
endeavours should compare these findings with similar predictors and criterion in
other areas.
Keyword: On-the-spot Correction, Microsoft Word Software Application, Restate
Thesis Statement / RTS

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