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Conditioned writing approach for teaching Chinese essay writing

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Description

Conditioned writing is an approach to teaching Chinese essay writing, developed by Chen in Taiwan, that differs from guided writing by explaining questions through both directions and conditions for instruction. Chou (2005) explains that it "provides explicit instructions to the students for composing a Chinese essay" and focuses on specific writing skills requiring students to respond accordingly. By combining sample reading and writing, it aims to develop writing abilities progressively from phrases to sentences and from paragraphs to the entire essay. This study embedded it in question sets within the CWB online system, drawing on the cognitive process theory of writing (Flower & Hayes, 1981) across planning, translating, reviewing, and monitoring.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Suitable question sets are required for effective guidance, and students must be allowed to practise progressively

Constraints

  • The article notes conditioned writing instructions are framed as more suitable and effective than traditional guided writing, per Chou (2005)

Target Learners

  • junior high school students of limited writing abilities as well as general seventh-grade students

Learning Goals

  • Chinese essay writing skills: argumentation, organization and structure, and language use

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Key Sources

  • Yuan-Chen Liu, Wan-Chun Lee, Tzu-Hua Huang, Hsiao-Mei Hsieh. (2012). IMPROVING STUDENTS’ CHINESE WRITING ABILITIES IN TAIWAN WITH THE “CONDITIONED WRITING SYSTEM”. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 11(3). https://www.tojet.net/
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title Conditioned writing approach for teaching Chinese essay writing
description Conditioned writing is an approach to teaching Chinese essay writing, developed by Chen in Taiwan, that differs from guided writing by explaining questions through both directions and conditions for instruction.
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