Implementing the process writing approach in the english language classroom: an innovation for the development of young learners' writing skills in the greek state primary school
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether the process writing (White & Arndt, 1991) approach to teaching writing, which focuses on the process rather than the product of writing, can enable young learners of the sixth grade of the Greek state primary schools to become independent writers in their L2.The present research was conducted in two state schools in a town in northern Greece during the school year 2007- 2008, addressing the main hypothesis: The process approach to writing helps sixth grade students of the Greek state primary schools develop their writing skills in English. To this end, two experimental and two control groups were randomly chosen in the two participating schools. The students’ level was specified through the Oxford Quick Placement test, which is a standardised test, and a pre-test defined their original writing performance, while a post-test detected their writing attainment at the end of the study. A questionnaire was administered to students in the ...
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