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The effect of student-led small-group discussion as a pre-writing task on the development of EFL students’ writing
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Heidari Darani, Laya, Morady Moghaddam, Mostafa and Murray, Neil (2023) The effect of student-led small-group discussion as a pre-writing task on the development of EFL students’ writing. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 32 . 605-614 . doi:10.1007/s40299-022-00680-3 ISSN 0119-5646.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40299-022-00680-3
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the impact of small-group student-led discussion as a pre-writing task on the writing performance of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To this end, a quasi-experimental study design was employed in which 80 Iranian intermediate EFL learners were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, with the former being required to engage in small-group student-led discussions prior to writing paragraphs on a predetermined topic. Their paragraphs were subject to analysis focussed on the components of vocabulary, grammar, content, writing mechanics, and organization. Results indicated that, following the treatment, learners’ writing performance improved significantly according to raters’ holistic evaluation, as well as specifically in relation to the elements of content and vocabulary. Our study indicates that the socially negotiated nature of learners’ interactions can help them engage with and develop a more wide-ranging and in-depth understanding of written content.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education P Language and Literature > PE English |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers, English language -- Study and teaching -- Iranian speakers , English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching, Second language acquisition, English language -- Written English | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0119-5646 | ||||||||
Official Date: | October 2023 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 32 | ||||||||
Page Range: | 605-614 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s40299-022-00680-3 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Copyright Holders: | De La Salle University | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 August 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 22 August 2022 |
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