Abstract:
The objective of the research was to know the use of the Grammarly
application to improve students’ grammar mastery in tenses, especially the simple
present tense.
This research used experimental method. This research conducted in three
steps namely as pre-test, treatment and post-test. The population of this research is
Class XI at the Second Semester of SMAN 18 Makassar in 2021/2022 academic
year and sample of this research is Class XI IPA 2 with number of students are 26
students. Data collected by using pre-test and post-test.
After conducted the research, the writer concludes that the use of the
Grammarly application in teaching grammar of English improve the students’
grammar mastery. It is proved by the mean score of the students’ in pre-test and
post-test. The mean score of pre-test was 62.31 and post-test the students’ was
score 86.19. It show that there is a different between students’ mean score in pretest and post-test. Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the using of The
Grammarly application greatly influences in teaching Simple Present Tense at
students’ class XI IPA 2 of SMAN 18 Makassar.
