The Effect of Self-regulated Strategy Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners' Writing Ability
محورهای موضوعی : language teaching
طیبه عیوضی
1
(
Department of English Language, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
)
Iraj Khoshnevis
2
(
Department of English Language, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
)
کلید واژه: strategy instruction, Writing, Accuracy, Cohesion, self-regulated strategy,
چکیده مقاله :
This study explored the effect of teaching Self-Regulated Strategy on the writing accuracy and cohesion of Iranian EFL learners. In so doing, this study followed the SRS instruction model, using a transition word chart, examples, and a graphic organizer. To achieve the objectives, 50 intermediate Iranian EFL learners participated in this study. The design was experimental which used a proficiency, pretest-posttest and random sampling. The analyses of writing tests in the control and experimental groups revealed that SRS instruction had a positive impact on the participants’ writing ability. The effect of SRS instruction was significant on the participants’ writing accuracy and cohesion. The findings draw language instructors’ attention to the meta-cognitive dimension of writing and importance of teaching self-regulatory strategies as a way for achieving autonomy in writing.
این مطالعه به بررسی تاثیر آموزش استراتژی خودتنظیم گر بر درستی و انسجام نوشتار در بین فراگیران ایرانی زبان انگلیسی می پردازد. بدین منظور، این تحقیق مدل تدریس اس آر اس را دنبال کرد که این مدل شامل یک تابلو انتقال لغات، مثال ها، و تنظیمگر تصویری بود. برای حصول به اهداف، 50 فراگیر ایرانی زبان انگلیسی که در سطح متوسط قرار داشتند در این مطالعه شرکت داده شدند. طرح تحقیق از نوع تجربی بود که در آن امتحان تعیین سطح، پیش و پس آزمون و نمونه گیری تصادفی به کار گرفته شد. تحلیل های آزمون های نوشتاری در گروههای کنترل و آزمایش، نشانگر تاثیر آموزش استراتژی خودتنظیم گر بر توانایی نوشتاری نمونه های مورد مطالعه بود. یافته ها حاکی از آن بود که مدرسان زبان به بعد فراشناختی نوشتار و به اهمیت آموزش استراتژیهای خودتنظیم گر به مثابه راهی برای دستیابی به استقلال نوشتاری، واقف شده و بدآن توجه نمودند.
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