GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study was to assess the students' abilities in using personal pronouns in a discourse. A
pronoun is a word that can replace a noun in a sentence. The noun that is replaced by a pronoun
is called an antecedent. Pronouns in academic writing are not an event that occurs in one
setting but a process that occurs over time. The research increases our understanding of how
personal pronouns affect students' abilities in learning and experiences. The study concluded
that knowledge of personal pronouns is important because almost all of the sentences that we
produce have personal pronouns. Using inclusive personal pronouns can help students perceive
themselves as sharing a common place, which can lead to better learning experiences and
abilities in academic writing. It is also believed that the usage of inclusive pronouns contributes
to a sense of group membership and cohesion. The use of personal pronouns in academic
writing may promote community development, and some classes of personal pronouns (e.g.,
collective pronouns: we, they) indicate the amount of support students receive. One of the
recommendations made was that English teachers should give much attention to teaching
personal pronouns in academic writing.
KEYWORDS: Student, Abilities, Personal Pronouns and Discourse