Grammar Checkers to Boost Students' Academic Writing Proficiency in English

This review of literature supports the relevance of the present research in exploring the potential of grammar checkers in developing students' academic writing skills. English major students are expected to have high proficiency in academic writing as they will need to produce written works such as research papers, essays, and theses. Pertaining to the aforementioned legal basis, it is important to develop student's writing skills, specifically their grammar accuracy by integrating traditional and new literacies, particularly through using grammar checkers to produce good quality writing. The research indicated that English major students who engaged in self-monitoring and self- assessment strategies showed significant improvements in their writing performance. The findings demonstrated that when grammar checkers were integrated as a tool for error correction and feedback, students showed significant improvement in their writing accuracy and proficiency. The findings indicated that students had positive attitudes towards grammar checkers, viewing them as helpful tools for improving their grammar skills and academic writing proficiency. Positive attitudes towards grammar checkers were found to be strong predictors of students' intentions to use them in their writing tasks