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1. 1. Writer/Reader Visibility in EFL Writing : A Corpus-based Analysis of Young Swedish Students' Writing Development

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Francis Mwangi; [2024]
   Keywords : Corpus Linguistics; Writer Reader Visibility; English as a Foreign Language; Language Development; Second Language Writing;

   Abstract : This corpus-based study explores writer-reader visibility (WRV) features in the writing by young Swedish learners of English. Specifically, using Petch-Tyson’s (1998) framework, this study examines the use of WRV features in essays written by young Swedish learners in lower and upper secondary school, and compares their use to that of Swedish university-level learners. READ MORE

3. 2. English Word Order in Written Production of Swedish Students

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Mohammad Taherinasab; [2023-05-11]
   Keywords : Error Analysis EA ; Contrastive Analysis CA ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; EFL learners; word order;

   Abstract : This study investigates English word order errors in the written production of Swedish junior high school students. It analyzes 24 essays written by the 9th-grade students in a junior high school in Sweden in the spring semester of 2022. READ MORE

4. 3. The Effectiveness of Creative Writing for Motivating and Developing VocabularyAcquisitions in the ESL Classroom

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Manh Duong; Hadi Berro; [2022]
   Keywords : Motivation; Motivating; Student engagement; Vocabulary; Vocabulary learning; Vocabulary acquisition; Creative writing; CW.;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effectiveness of adopting a Creative Writing method to motivate and develop vocabulary learning in an ESL/EFL (English as a second language/English as a foreign language) context. This research also investigates the effectiveness of adapting CW as a teaching method and its approaches for facilitating vocabulary learning for upper-secondary English students. READ MORE

5. 4. Formative Feedback in EFL Writing : An Analysis of Students' Utilization of Feedback During the Writing Process

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Murtadha Al-kefagy; Cristina Nagy; [2022]
   Keywords : EFL; Formative Feedback; Positive Feedback; Corrective Feedback; Direct Feedback; Indirect Feedback; Micro Level Feedback; Macro Level Feedback; Writing Process; Revision Process.;

   Abstract : The study aims to examine (1) the extent to which EFL learners in upper secondary school use feedback comments from teachers and peers to revise their texts and how the usage patterns vary by type of feedback approach, (2) how the students use feedback to revise their texts and how the usage patterns vary by type of feedback approach, and (3) What positive or negative effects the type of feedback approach has on students’ revisions. Moreover, the study aims to investigate the extent the type of feedback approach affects students’ usage patterns in their revisions. READ MORE

6. 5. Creative writing and how it can support second language learners

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   Author : Ziad Abed El Rehman; [2022]
   Keywords : Creative writing; English as a second language; English as a foreign language; ESL and EFL classroom; primary school; secondary school; effects; experiences; and approaches.;

   Abstract : The current study investigates what recent research tells us as to how creative writing can support language learning in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms at the primary and secondary levels. The results show that teachers must implement a variety of approaches when structuring creative writing lessons to help reach the knowledge requirements in the syllabus for English. READ MORE