The Effects of Formula Instruction on Knowledge and Use of the Target Formulas

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Nor Ashikin Ab Manan ◽  
Ambigapathy Pandian
Keyword(s):  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Objective Test ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Research Questions

This study was conducted to explore the benefits of formula instruction in an academic writing class. Its main objective is to determine whether the students’ knowledge of the target formulas can be enhanced through direct instruction of the target academic formulas (DIAF) chosen from the academic formula list (AFL).In this study, twenty  five formulas were selected from the Academic Formula List (Simpson-Valch & Ellis, 2010) as target formulas and were directly taught to a group of students attending an academic writing class. After five weeks of instruction, their knowledge of the target formulas was tested using an objective test and an academic essay writing test. This paper discusses the result of the study by addressing four research questions:  (1) What are the effects of formula instruction on the students’ knowledge of the target formulas? (2)  What are the effects of formula instruction on the students’ academic writing performance? (3) What are the effects of formula instruction on the use of the formulas in the academic essay? (4) What is the effect of target academic formula use on the scores of the academic essay writing test?

scholarly journals Enhancing Learners’ Writing Performance through Blog-Assisted Language Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (09) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teguh Sulistyo ◽  
Nur Mukminatien ◽  
Bambang Yudi Cahyono ◽  
Ali Saukah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class

ABSTRACT-The present study aims at investigating how Blog-Assisted Language Learning (BALL) can enhance EFL tertiary learners’ writing performance covering complexity, accuracy, and fluency through collaborative action research while at the same time it seeks to discover new knowledge that can inform the implementation of BALL in a writing class. This study employed Collaborative Classroom Action Research conducted in one cycle in one consecutive semester intended to make improvement in the teaching and learning of writing using BALL. There were 30 students of a university level majoring in English Education Department who joined Advanced Essay Writing Class in this study. The data were collected through interview, open-ended questionnaire followed by in-depth interview, and writing test. The findings showed that EFL learners improve their writing performance and they become more active in online class condition with two atmospheres: collaboration and competition among the learners. Keywords: BALL, EFL Learners, writing performance, action research.

scholarly journals ENHANCING ACADEMIC WRITING PERFORMANCE THROUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMIC FORMULAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 850-861
Author(s):  
Nor Ashikin Ab Manan ◽  
Paramaswari Jaganathan ◽  
Ambigapathy Pandian
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Small Effect Size ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control

This paper discusses the results of a study on formula instruction conducted among mixed-ability diploma level university students. The main objective of the study was to investigate whether incorporating direct instruction of academic formulas (DIAF) into an academic writing class would encourage the use of the target academic formulas (TAF) in the post academic essay writing (AEW) test, and improve the subjects’ academic writing performance. Two intact groups of diploma level university students enrolled in an academic writing course employing a process-oriented writing approach participated in the study. Both groups consisted of forty students and were assigned as the experimental and control groups. DIAF was incorporated into the existing academic writing course’s syllabus and was conducted two hours per week over six out of the fourteen-week semester. Pre and post AEW tests were used to assess the subjects’ academic writing performance before and after the treatment. The results of the study are discussed by addressing three research questions: 1) What are the effects of DIAF on the TAF use in the post AEW test? 2) What is the effect of TAF use on the post AEW test scores? 3) What are the effects of DIAF on the subjects’ academic writing performance? It was concluded that DIAF encourages the use of more TAF and a more varied selection of TAF in the post AEW test. There is a significant but weak positive linear relationship between the number of TAF used in the post AEW test and the post AEW test scores (r=0.473), and the number of TAF used is a significant predictor in estimating the scores for all the three AEW test components. DIAF is also beneficial at enhancing the subjects’ academic writing performance with a large effect size of 0.98 for ‘language’ component, 0.86 for ‘organization’ component and a small effect size of 0.45 for ‘content’ component.

scholarly journals UTILIZING PEER AND TEACHER FEEDBACK IN ACADEMIC WRITING CLASS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Taufiqulloh Yuvita Imam Yuliarto
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Education ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Experimental Group

A process approach is usually employed in the classroom instruction of academic writing, particulary essay writing, in the Indonesian colleges or universities. This study investigates the role of teacher and peer feedback inserted in the steps of writing process on students’ writing achievement. It is an experimental research conducted at the English Education Department of Pancasakti University Tegal Central Java Indonesia, in the seven semester of the  academic year 2015/2016. The participants of this study are 40 students who attended essay writing class. The instrument is essay writing test which was administered before and after treatment to both experimental and control group. By using paired-sample t-test and f-test, it was found that the use of teacher and peer feedback were effective to teach essay writing. Such a technique contributed a significant improvemental to the students writing achievement in the experimental group. The result also showed that the writing achievement of the students in the experimental group was better than that of those in the control group. To conclude,  utilizing teacher and peer feedback is considered to be one of the effective ways for the students in learning essay writing. However, some drawbacks were found that need to be taken into account in the next related researches.Keywords: Teacher feedback, peer feedback, essay writing

Benefits of Freewriting in an EFL Academic Writing Classroom

ELT Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-326
Author(s):  
Jeongyeon Park
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Student Reflections

Abstract This study explores possible benefits of freewriting for EFL students’ writing anxiety and fluency. Thirty university students who were enrolled in an academic writing class participated in the study. Pre- and post-writing anxiety surveys, freewritings, pre- and post-essays, and student reflections were collected as data. The study found that EFL students experience varying degrees of writing anxiety, and anxious students tended to perform poorly on the writing test. Analysis of 540 freewritings revealed that all students’ fluency improved as the semester progressed, showing a similar trend. Students generally reported positive attitudes toward the freewriting activity. They largely agreed that it improved their confidence, lessened their fear of evaluation, and deepened their thinking skills, but they disliked the absence of feedback, the topic selection, and the activity’s time limits. Benefits, possible adaptations, and the pedagogic value of freewriting were also discussed in the study.

scholarly journals The Effects of Lexical Profiling Tools on Academic Writing Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Suzana Ahmad ◽  
Rafizah Mohd Rawian
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lexical Knowledge ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Advancement in computer technology and corpus linguistics has produced lexical profiling tools which provide opportunity for learners’ corpus to be examined. This study investigated the effects of lexical profiling tools on academic writing and the CEFR levels of the writings. 68 diploma students took part in this experimental study using Timed Informative Writing Test (TIWT). The lexical profiling tools used in the study were English Vocabulary Profile, textinspector.com and Text Analyzer. The results revealed that the students in the experimental group which used the lexical tools perform better in academic writing test and CEFR level than the control group which used the course module. Thus, these tools could help the students to be independent learners and improve their academic writing performance. Keywords: Lexical Profiling Tools, Academic Writing, Lexical knowledge

An Investigation into Using Flipped Classroom Model in an Academic Writing Class in Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhat Quang Nguyen ◽  
Kean Wah Lee ◽  
Dung Ngoc Phuong Nguyen ◽  
Sivabala Naidu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
English Major ◽  
Academic Year

Taking cognizance of challenges of 21st century learning and the ubiquitous technologies available, a course applying flipped classroom model with a detailed combination of in-class and out-of-class activities was utilized to teach an academic writing module. The study aimed to (1) find out the effects of flipped classroom model towards improving learners' writing achievements and (2) investigate learners' attitudes towards this approach. 40 English-major freshmen at the Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam participated in the study during the second semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected to ensure the reliability as well as the validity of the results. Analysis of this data revealed that this model was beneficial as it not only improved learners' performance in the final exam but also brought about positive attitudes towards the learning process. Finally, suggestions on how the model could be improved and better utilized are also discussed so that positive learning outcomes in academic essay writing could be obtain

scholarly journals Solving the Students’ Problems in Writing Argumentative Essay Through the Provision of Planning

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati ◽  
Sony Sukmawa ◽  
Mohamad Anan Latief
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Argumentative Essays

Most Indonesian students who are learning English often consider writing as not only the most difficult skill to master, but also a demanding activity. To help them cope these problems, the application of planning in the writing process seems to be a solution. This study attempts to find out howdifferent planning formats can improve EFL students’ writing performance in argumentative essays. The subjects of the studywere the fourth semester students taking essay writing class. The research was conducted from May to June 2015, consisting of three cycles in Classroom Action Research design by using different planning types, namely rough drafting and outlining strategy in which each cycle consisted of two meetings.The students’ compositions were measured by using primary trait scoring rubric for argumentative essay. The result of the study shows that the provision of planning is effective to improve the students’ performance in writing argumentative essay. The effectiveness of different types planningdepends on the students’ preference of which to use.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK ON ACADEMIC WRITING PERFORMANCE: EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Crucial Part ◽  
Writing Task

In the context of higher education, corrective feedback plays a crucial part in academic writing. This paper, therefore, aims to explore the role of corrective feedback on the academic writing performance of EFL students at State Islamic Institute of Kudus. The study employed a qualitative research. In order to gather data, the writer interviewed the students about the perception of the use corrective feedback in enhancing their performance in academic writing. In addition, observation and documentation were conducted to get detail information. The result showed that corrective feedback including the aspects of providing and receiving feedback has led to better improvement in students’ academic writing performance. Indeed, they become more confident in performing their academic writing task. Further, through corrective feedback, students are highly pursued to give more comments regarding the performance of their peers in academic writing. In addition, lecturers merely give clarifications towards the corrective feedbacks in academic writing class by provoking question and answer to promote the students’ critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF JOURNAL WRITING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Eliwarti Eliwarti ◽  
Indah Tri Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Journal Writing ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
High Attitude ◽  
Teaching Of Writing ◽  
Academic Year

This quasi experimental research aims at looking at the effect of Journal Writing technique on students’ ability in writing a paragraph.  Specifically, the research answers the research questions about the students’ ability in writing, the effect of Journal Writing technique on the students’ ability in writing, and the students’ attitude toward Journal Writing technique applied in their Writing class. The sample are one class from the second semester of English Department students in 2017-2018 academic year. The data were collected through writing test and the distribution of a set of questionnaire. The results show that nearly 60% of students’ ability ini writing is at  Average to Good level before the treatment. After the treatment, 56.76% of their ability is at Good to Excellent level. To test whether the increased score is statistically significant or not, the data were analyzed using t-test. Having t-obs (8.26) which is higher than t-table (2.030), it can be said that the teaching of writing using Journal Writing technique significantly effects the students’ ability in writing paragraph. The data from questionnaire support the previous findings where nearly 64% students have ‘high’ attitude toward Journal Writing technique applied in their class.

scholarly journals Writing Apprehension in the Writing Class: Indonesian EFL Learners Context

DEIKSIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Hanna Sundari ◽  
Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Writing Apprehension ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Language Writing

The aims of Writing Apprehension in the Writing Class: Indonesian EFL Learners Context research is to find out the correlation between writing apprehension towards students’ writing skill. The research was located in Universitas Indraprasta PGRI Jakarta. This research was held from August 2015 to January 2016. The method of this research was quantitative approach using survey method. The analysis of the data used Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The population was the students of Unindra who took writing subject that consist of three classes; meanwhile the number of samples was 66 students who were chosen randomly. And the instruments are questionnaire by Cheng (2004) namely <em>The Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory</em> (SLWAI) and English writing test. The data was analyzed quantitatively by using SPSS 17.0. The research result showed that writing performance was seemingly good with 72 average score; meanwhile, writing apprehension scored 69.98 which indicate that the students apparently do not feel very anxious during writing the paper. Moreover, the t score (-1.22) and the significant score (0.0311) were very on top of the sig. score (0.05). It can be said that H<sub>0</sub> is accepted and H<sub>a</sub> is rejected. We can draw a conclusion that there is no significant correlation between writing apprehension and writing performance for academic writing in higher education level.

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