Periodic Assignment Facilitates Students’ Cognitive Competency in Learning English For Academic Purposes

The purposes of this study were to determine the perception of English Department students toward periodic assignment and to find out whether periodic assignment develops students' cognitive competency in learning English for Academic Purposes subject. The study involved 42 students who were given the periodic assignment in English for Academic Purposes subject in UIN Ar-Raniry as the participants. This study used a quantitative and qualitative method as research design. The data were collected through questionnaires and document analysis and were analyzed by using rubrics modified from Torrance Framework for Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking Rubric designed by American Association of American Colleges and Universities. The result of this research revealed that periodic assignment facilitated students' cognitive competency in learning English for Academic Purposed, especially it helped to develop students' critical thinking and creative thinking skill. Besides, the researcher also found the factors that make the periodic assignment failed to facilitate students’ cognitive competency such as assigning too much assignment and the shortage of submitting time.