Teacher Feedback on Students’ Writing in Writing Class at IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang

This research was conducted based on the phenomena of teacher written feedback on students’ writing in English department at IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang. It was aim to find out and analyzed teacher written feedback on students’ writing, students’ ways in changing writing based on teacher written feedback and the reason why the students have problem after getting written feedback. This research was classified into descriptive qualitative research. The instruments which were used consist of documents and interview. The documents were students’ first and second writing. The sample was taken by purposivesampling which result 26 students’ writing as the sample at English deparment of IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang in academic year 2014/2015. Teacher written feedback was applied on the students’ first writing and it was analyzed what types of written feedback were given by the lecturer. Then, the students revised it to rewroteon their second writing. Based on both of the writing, it was found that the students changed their writing in revising process. The finding of this research showed that all students got teacher written feedback that are praise, suggestion and criticism type. They understood teacher’s criticism and suggestion but suggestion is most understable for them.This research also showed that the students have constructed their form and meaning of writing based on teacher written feedback but they still have writing error. There are some reasonswhy the students did error in changing writing besed on teacher written feedback; (1) the students only correct their writing which was corrected by the lecturer, (2) the students have assumption that changing writing is easier and they deleted some information when they were changing their writing. It can be concluded that teacher written feeedback is better treatment in revising process but most students were not able to revise their writing correctly and completely based on teacher feedback which is caused samo factors influence them