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Download full textValizadeh, Mohammadreza – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
This study investigated the effect of dialogue journal writing on descriptive writing performance of English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Turkey. Participants were 53 EFL upper-intermediate learners who were selected based on their performance on Oxford Quick Placement Test and assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Whereas…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Journal Writing, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Ratnaningsih, Sita; Azizah – Dinamika Ilmu, 2019
English is one of the subjects that has been studied at the elementary to secondary level for many years in Indonesia. One area that must be studied is technical writing skills in English. In the technical writing process in English, there are still many mistakes made by students in Indonesia. So it is very necessary to recognize some common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational High Schools, High School Students, Second Language Learning
Maru, Mister Gidion; Nur, Sahril – International Journal of Language Education, 2020
The emergence of the COVID-19 as the global pandemic with its social and physical distancing consequence has affected educational practices. This paper reports the experience of carrying out a study on applying video for writing of descriptive text in EFL [English as Foreign Language] Class. The purpose of this research was to examine whether the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Descriptive Writing, Writing Skills, Skill Development
Muhammad, Anas Sa'idu; Nair, Subadrah Madhawa – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
This study investigates the level of pragmatic competence for ESL writing skills among Nigerian undergraduates. Methodologically, it adopts descriptive research design within the explanatory framework of the QUAN-Qual model. The instruments used are descriptive essay text and focus group interview questions. In writing the descriptive essays, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Alavinia, Parviz; Hassanlou, Adel – English Language Teaching, 2014
The current study was aimed at investigating the relationship between academic Iranian EFL learners' extroversion/introversion and their writing performance. The participants of the study were some 52 BA learners majoring in English language literature in Urmia and Tabriz state universities. The chosen sample comprised of both males and females…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Extraversion Introversion
Direct linkGrigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Mambrino, Elisa, Ed.; Preiss, David D., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development can be fostered, but they lack a handy,…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Written Language, Literacy, Child Development
Peer reviewedCarrell, Patricia L.; Connor, Ulla – Modern Language Journal, 1991
A study of the relationships between intermediate English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' reading and writing of both persuasive and descriptive texts found very complex effects involving such previously unresearched areas as differences among genres, student proficiency levels, student academic levels, and measurement instruments. (33…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Descriptive Writing, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Kwok, Helen; Chan, Mimi – 1975
This article describes an undergraduate course in creative writing offered by the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong. Most students in the course have Chinese as a native language and have received their secondary education in English. They have had extensive practice in writing English in connection with their studies. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Chinese, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions
