The effects of different types of pre-writing activities on 6th grade students’ English writing competence.

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-26
Author(s):  
In-Ok Kim ◽  
◽  
Sanggi Kim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Writing ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Writing Competence

scholarly journals A Study on Critical Thinking Assessment System of College English Writing

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Dong ◽  
Lu Yue
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
College English ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Writing Competence

<p>This research attempts to discuss the validity of introducing the evaluation of students’ critical thinking skills (CTS) into the assessment system of college English writing through an empirical study. In this paper, 30 College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) writing samples were collected and analyzed. Students’ CTS and the final scores of collected writing samples were respectively regarded as two independent variables to make a correlation analysis through Pearson Correlation of SPSS17.0 software. In addition, Excel was also used as an instrument to analyze the research results. The findings suggest that the two variables are significantly and positively correlated with each other, that is, students’ CTS greatly influence their English writing proficiency. Thus, it is quite necessary to cultivate students’ CTS to improve their English writing competence.<strong> </strong></p>

scholarly journals Emailing in English Writing: a Case Study Towards Students in Two Classes at SMA Negeri 1 Sinjai

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Meta Mutiamiftah ◽  
Haryanto Atmowardoyo ◽  
Baso Jabu
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Simple Protocol ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Theory Technique

This article explores the reasons of the  students for emailing activities and how emailing activities influence the student’ writing competence. It also discusses emailing support the students  writing competence at SMA Neg 1 Sinjai. This article applied a qualitative method, covering the collection, analysis, and interpretation of comprehensive narrative and visual data in order to gain insights into a particular phenomenon of interest. The participants of this article were the second year students of SMA Negeri 1 Sinjai, consisting of 10 students chosen from two classes using purposive sampling. The data of this research were collected through observation with simple protocol. The data were analyzed using the grounded theory technique, including three types or stages of data analysis:l open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.The result of this research reveals the student’s reasons for  emailing activities, that is because it  is interesting to do, comfortable, fast, and usable to send many file. Then, raising the habit of using English language when writing in email, improves their writing competence. And the  English teacher claims that email as a learning tool is beneficial  in  increasing  the students gradesin English language subject.

scholarly journals A Review of Spelling Errors in Arabic and Non-Arabic Contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dheif Allah Hussain Falah Altamimi ◽  
Radzuwan Ab Rashid ◽  
Yasir Mohamed Mohamed Elhassan
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Spelling Errors ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Correct Spelling ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Types Of Error

The purpose of this review paper is to identify the core spelling errors in Arabic and Non Arabic Contexts. The most common difficulty that Arab learners may face during their English writing is correct spelling, for many different reasons such as the interference between English and Arabic language and the irregularity of the English language system. Several studies have been undertaken to evaluate writing mistakes and spelling errors in English, and most of them have classified spelling errors into three different categories: morphemic errors, where the errors occur in the morphemes parts (prefixes and suffixes); Intra-Morphemic errors, where errors occur in the word roots themselves such as deleting the final (silent) e vowel in the word write, and splits types, where the learners leave a space inside the word for example, write my self as two words instead of myself, one word. Apart from the three categories mentioned above, other studies claim that there are eight different types of error related to the abilities of the students and the nature of the error, and these include inversion, omission, substitution, segmentation, insertion, pronunciation, miscellaneous, and unclassified errors. In this review paper, we have found interlingual and intralingual &ndash;related errors where interlingual errors are mainly caused by the interference of the primary or mother language, while, intralingual errors are due to the system and instruction of the target language. Finally, suggestions are given based on previous research about how to review the spelling errors in Arabic and Non Arabic contexts to identify the error and also overcome the problem through alternatives that can be implemented to create a positive impact and can be furthermore used for all types of positive learning.

scholarly journals Investigation into Common Errors in English Writing among Non-Academic Staff at a Malaysian Public University

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Taufik Hidayah Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Engku Suhaimi Engku Atek ◽  
Zailani Jusoh
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Management ◽  
Word Use ◽  
English Writing ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Writing Errors

The Malaysian government has long recognized the significance of mastering the English language among its citizenry. The government has planned, and subsequently, implemented many policies to ensure Malaysians master the English language. Although civil servants have a strong desire to master the English language to perform their duties more efficiently, poor English communication skills have become a major concern in this regard. Therefore, this research aims to investigate common errors in writing the English language among non-academic staff at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), a public university in Malaysia. The study employed an Error Analysis approach by conducting document analysis where every respondent was required to write a paragraph in the English language in about 150-200 words on the topic“My greatest challenge as a UniSZA officer”. The findings revealed that a sizeable number of non-academic staff committed different types of errors in writing the English language, including errors related to subject-verb agreement, passive voice, plurality, choice of word, omission of word, use of article, tense sequence, word ordering, gerund, addition of word/redundancy, and comparison of adjective. It was observed that lack of linguistic skills, lack of exposure, and inadequate practices in written English were the main factors contributing to the English writing errors among the non-academic staff. These findings could help the university management to develop appropriate programs that can assist the non-academic staff to develop English writing competence. However, this study is limited to English writing errors. Further research may focus on other language skills such as speaking and listening.

scholarly journals Self-Reported Writing Difficulties of Saudi English Majors at Qassim University College of Sciences and Arts: A Survey and Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 806-814
Author(s):  
Bader Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Writing Difficulties ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Type Data ◽  
English Students

This study explored students' own perspectives on their writing challenges. A mixed methods research design combining a quantitative questionnaire with a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews was used. Therefore, the triangulation of data collection techniques was applied in this research. The study was conducted in the Department of English and Translation at Qassim University. 55 students filled 32 items questionnaire and ten were selected for the interview. For the questionnaire data, the descriptive statistics for ordinal Likert-type data include frequency, median, and mode were used. For the qualitative data analysis, the thematic coding was used for analyzing the interview. The obtained results showed that there are different types of writing problems among English language and translation major students at Qassim University. Findings suggest that some difficulties and perspectives are broadly shared by Saudi English students, e.g. struggles with irregularity and the non-phonemic nature of English. Other difficulties tend to evolve as students proceed in their studies. The lack of research into Saudi perspectives on English writing difficulties is emphasized, and further scholarly attention is strongly advised.

scholarly journals Research on the Assessment System Construction of EAP Writing Skill from an Eco-linguistic Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Jinzhu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
System Construction ◽  
Knowledge Process ◽  
Ecological Dynamic ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Process Strategy

This paper comes up with an assessment system of EAP writing development from an Eco-linguistic perspective based on a literature review of English writing construction and assessment of writing skills development under an ecological dynamic model. The paper clarifies that the writing construction in academic contexts consists of genre and rhetorical knowledge, process, strategy knowledge，and academic discourse community knowledge. The paper elucidates that the ecological dynamic assessment of EAP writing skills, as just being conducted at Tianjin Polytechnic University, has been proved to be workable in establishing bio-ecological links between the classroom learning contexts and the broader educational contexts at university. In the research, the individualized and comprehensive employment of assessment tools such as textual analysis，one-on-one interviews，case study and writing portfolios helps achieve dynamic assessment and facilitate ecological transfer of EAP writing competence.

scholarly journals The Pedagogical Implications of Coherence in English Argumentative Discourse by Indonesian Professionals

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Katharina Rustipa
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Argumentative Discourse ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Complex Skills ◽  
English Articles ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Students Success

In this global era, all educated people, such as professionals and college students, need to have English writing skills. Writing competence will facilitate professionals’ success in their careers and students’ success in their studies. However, coherent writing is a complex task that requires complex skills and is therefore not easy. For manyIndonesian scientists, English scientific writing for international seminars or journals is likely still the hardest work (Suharno 2012). Based on the background above, this study investigated the coherence of English articles, such as argumentative discourses by Indonesian professionals. The study is descriptive and qualitative in nature. It applies both topical and paradigmatic analyses. The data of the study include 14 English articles found in the “Opinion Forum” of The Jakarta Post. The research results reveal that, for the most part, English argumentative discourses by Indonesian writers are developed only partly coherently. 

scholarly journals Parental Involvement in Students' English Writing Competence: A Model at Chinese Junior Middle School

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Hongqiong Sun ◽  
Sorabud Rungrojsuwan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Competence

This paper provides an in-depth research into parental involvement at Chinese urban Junior Middle School. Parental involvement plays a substantial role in developing student&rsquo;s English writing competence as long as parents are fully aware of skills of parental involvement. The present study constructs the model of parental involvement in terms of helping students&rsquo; English writing at Junior Middle School by qualitative interviews and documentation based on Brown&rsquo;s parental formula in Chinese English learning context. Physical capital, together social capital and human capital will predict students&rsquo; English writing competence. The model demonstrates what may be included in Chinese parents&rsquo; physical capital, social capital and human capital in detail. However, the model is constructed from the perspectives of English writing in Chinese culture, hence it might be a good hint for parental involvement in Asian context.

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