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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DOI
10.12681/eadd/25899
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/25899
ND
25899
Alternative title
Εφαρμογή της προσέγγισης "έμφαση στη διαδικασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου" στο μάθημα των αγγλικών: μιά καινοτομία για την ανάπτυξη της ικανότητας παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου των νεαρών μαθητών στο ελληνικό δημόσιο δημοτικό σχολείο
Author
Anastasiadou, Alexandra
Date
2010
Degree Grantor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Committee members
Σουγάρη Αρετή-Μαρία
Ψάλτου-Joycey Αγγελική
Αγαθοπούλου Ελένη
Σηφάκης Νικόλαος
Κουτσογιάννης Δημήτριος
Παπαδοπούλου Χάρις-Όλγα
Αλεξίου Θωμαή
Discipline
Social Sciences
Education
Humanities and the Arts
Languages and Literature
Keywords
Teaching writing; Process writing approach; Greek state primary school; Young learners; Experiential learning; Cooperative learning; Learning how to learn; Fostering autonomy in L2 and L1 writing
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
2 τόμοι (Α' τόμος 308 σ. και Β' τόμος 115 σ., im., tbls., fig., ind.
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