THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THROUGH STUDENTS' ESSAY WRITING ABILITY AT ENGLISH EDUCATION UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG
Keywords:
Essay writing, environmental issue, academic writing, EFL students, critical thinking, motivationAbstract
This study investigates the impact of integrating environmental issues into essay writing tasks on students’ academic writing ability in the English Education Study Program at UIN Raden Intan Lampung. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, the research involved 20 sixth-semester students enrolled in the Essay Writing course. Data were collected through students’ written essays and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that writing about environmental topics encouraged deeper engagement with content, improved the organization of ideas, enriched vocabulary use, and enhanced critical thinking and argumentation. Students also expressed higher motivation and personal connection to the topics, which positively influenced their writing performance. The study concludes that environmental themes are not only relevant to content integration but also pedagogically effective in developing EFL students' essay writing competence and social awareness.
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