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Title: | Enhancing Vietnamese Learners' Ability in Writing Argumentative Essays |
Authors: | Trịnh, Quốc Lập Nguyen, Thanh Truc |
Keywords: | Genre-based approach Vietnamese cultural impact Argumentative essays Learners’ |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Series/Report no.: | The Journal of Asia TEFL;11 .- p.63-91 |
Abstract: | The contributions of genre-based approach to writing have been proved in many studies in different contexts. However, empirical evidence of effects of genre-based instruction on Vietnamese EFL learners is rare. This article reports the results of an experimental study investigating the effects of genre-based approach on Vietnamese learners' ability in writing argumentative essays. Twenty EFL students at a college in a Mekong Delta province of Vietnam participated in the study. Participants were divided into two groups, labeled as group 1 and group 2; each group was taught how to write argumentative essays by using genre-based approach at two different points of time. Participants’ ability in writing argumentative essays was measured by three writing tests: pretest, progress test, and post-test. Participants’ perception towards the use of genre-based approach in learning argumentative essays was collected via semi-structured interviews. Results indicated that participants from both groups significantly improved their writing performance after the study. Results from the interviews showed that participants held a positive attitude towards the contributions of genre-based approach to their ability in writing argumentative essays. |
URI: | http://localhost:8080//jspui/handle/123456789/5063 |
Appears in Collections: | Tạp chí quốc tế |
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