EXPLORING LOCAL CULTURE TOPICS AS PREWRITING PROMPTS FOR ESSAY WRITING IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UKI TORAJA
Abstract
The objective of this research is to determine which topics of the Toraja local culture preferred by the students in their prewriting activities in writing their essays. Bringing students closer to their own culture through the use of the Local Culture Supplementing Model or local culture as a teaching resource. Additionally, it is expected that students would develop their essay-writing abilities or perhaps create articles on Toraja to highlight the region's distinctiveness. Students' writings and those of the younger generation can help Toraja culture advance in the writing world. Regarding the findings of this preliminary study, more than 75% of students indicated that they used the strategy when writing essays: Students needed topics on the local culture for prewriting. The data gathered via an online survey on Google Form were explained using a quantitative manner. Through the data analysis, it was found out that tourism object, rambu solo’, rambu tuka’, food, clothing, social values, and arts are preferred by the students in their prewriting activities in writing their essays.
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