Instructional package of five prewriting strategies for EFL writing¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A compiled instructional package drawn from three writing textbooks (Zemach and Islam 2011; White 2006; Smally, Ruetten, and Kozyrev 2011) covering "freewriting, brainstorming, listing, clustering, and asking wh-questions during the planning stage of writing". The same materials were used for the conventional, web-based, and hybrid groups, with only the mode of input delivery differing. The package was reviewed by the researchers and two colleagues before use.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Review and revision of the materials by the researchers and two colleagues, with feedback from academic writing instructors

Constraints¶

The control group's textbook (Paragraph Development) deliberately contained no prewriting strategies, so the package applies only to the experimental conditions

Target Learners¶

Iranian EFL university sophomores

Learning Goals¶

Idea generation and planning before writing
Increased writing quantity (idea units)

Claims¶

Prewriting Strategy Instruction Increases Efl Writing Quantity [+M]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Sajad Shafiee, Mansour Koosha & Akbar Afghari. (2015). CALL, Prewriting Strategies, and EFL Writing Quantity. English Language Teaching, 8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v8n2p170

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`title`	`Instructional package of five prewriting strategies for EFL writing`
`description`	`A compiled instructional package drawn from three writing textbooks (Zemach and Islam 2011; White 2006; Smally, Ruetten, and Kozyrev 2011) covering "freewriting, brainstorming, listing, clustering, and asking wh-quest...`
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