Writing Academic Papers Training and Assistance for “KSK” (Kelompok Studi Khusus) Nurul Jadid

Abstract

Some Language Institutes at Pesantren Nurul Jadid require the students in the final level to write academic paper as a graduation requirement. This aims to improve students' reasoning skills in the field of writing. However, the problem is that not all institutions are able to assist their students in writing academic papers As happened in KSK (Kelompok Studi Khusus) which based on the results of initial observations at KSK, writing classes did not run optimally. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out community service activities in the form of assistance in writing academic articles for KSK students to help them improve their information literacy and reasoning skills. The steps taken to support the success of this event are site observation, preparation and design, implementation of activities, and evaluation. The results of the service showed that the results of the participants' written work were less than optimal, but from the results of cognitive tests on the concept of academic essay writing, students' knowledge increased by 28.19%.