Abstract :
The aims of the study were to identify the types and categories of teacher?s
written feedback that given by teacher on students? essay writing at MAN 2
Palembang and to figure out the students? perception about the teacher?s written
feedback on their essay. The participants of this study were twelve students of the
eleventh grade at MAN 2 Palembang. This study was a used qualitative method.
The data were collected by documentation and interview. Then, the data gained
from documentation and interviews were analyzed by using thematic analysis.
The result showed that there were two types and two categories that made by
teacher on students? essay, those were direct, indirect feedback content level and
surface level. It was also found that most of the students argued that: (1) the
feedback that given by teacher was clear and understandable when the feedback
not only show their mistake but only tell the way how to solve it (2) the feedback
that given by teacher was not clear and not understandable when the feedback
made the students feel confused to understand the hint that given by teacher.
Keywords: teacher?s written feedback, students? perception, essay writing