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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.1.051

The use of an online grammar checker in English writing learning  

Im, Hee-Joo (College of Liberal Arts, Dankook University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.1, 2021 , pp. 51-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to examine online grammar checkers and suggest when they could be used in English writing classes. The study was conducted in the second semester of 2019 at D University in Chungcheong-do, with a total of 35 first-year students participating in the study. For data collection, pre and post grammar tests, questionnaires, and learning journals were collected and analyzed. The results of this study are as follows. First, based on the results of the English grammar test, the online grammar checker was found to be effective in English writing class. Second, students judged whether accepting or not rather than accepting feedback provided by online grammar checker. Third, among the feedback provided by the online grammar checker, the order of (in)definite article, preposition, punctuation, verb number, and noun number were found. The several implications and limitations of this study are discussed.
Keywords
English education; Korean university students; feedback; online grammar checker; Grammarly;
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