Using Authentic Picture Books and Illustrated Books to Improve L2 Writing among 11-Year-Olds

Autor/inn/en	Birketveit, Anna; Rimmereide, Hege Emma
Titel	Using Authentic Picture Books and Illustrated Books to Improve L2 Writing among 11-Year-Olds
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 45 (2017) 1, S.100-116 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2013.833280
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Picture Books; Illustrations; Writing Instruction; Writing Improvement; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Writing Skills; Elementary School Students; Grade 6; Journal Writing; Questionnaires; Interviews; Writing (Composition); Case Studies; Teaching Methods; Mixed Methods Research; Reading Motivation; Instructional Effectiveness; Data Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Reader Text Relationship; Sentence Structure; Form Classes (Languages); Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Bildliche Darstellung; Schreibunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schreibübung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesemotivation; Unterrichtserfolg; Auswertung; Satzbau; Satzstruktur; Analytischer Sprachbau; Norwegen
Abstract	The case study investigates what impact extensive reading of authentic picture books/illustrated books had on the learners' writing skills in a Norwegian EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom of 11-year-olds. Furthermore, the study also looks into the importance the pictures/illustrations had for the learners and what type of picture-text interaction they favoured. The case study was designed to allow the learners the freedom to choose for themselves, from a list provided, which books to read. The learners were asked to read as many books as possible from a selection of 70 picture books/illustrated books, though a minimum of three, in the course of four weeks. Both qualitative and quantitative methods and procedures were employed through log books, a questionnaire, individual interviews and learners' written texts before and after the reading project. The study reveals that the project improved learners' motivation to read and led to improvement in their writing skills. It raises questions about the current practice of heavy reliance on course books, but further research is needed to support the findings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01