The Effect of Writing Knowledge on EFL Students' Ability in Composing Argumentative Essays

Autor/inn/en	Rubiaee, Abdu Alkhalek Mohamed; Darus, Saadiyah; Bakar, Nadzrah Abu
Titel	The Effect of Writing Knowledge on EFL Students' Ability in Composing Argumentative Essays
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 10 (2019) 4, S.263-287 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Content Analysis; Persuasive Discourse; Essays; Writing (Composition); College Students; Writing Instruction; Islam; Academic Language; Prior Learning; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Libya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Inhaltsanalyse; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schreibübung; Collegestudent; Schreibunterricht; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Vorkenntnisse; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Libyen
Abstract	Writing knowledge is the key requirement that students have to possess to compose a good argumentative essay. However, their unawareness affects negatively their writing ability to produce good quality essays. This article examines second year Libyan (EFL) university students' awareness about the types of writing knowledge used in composing an argumentative essay and how it influences their essay quality. A methodological triangulation was employed in this study. Tools for collecting data were focus-group interviews, writing tasks and observations. Thirteen undergraduate female students at Al Asmarya Islamic University, Libya participated in the study. Data was triangulated and analyzed using thematic and content analysis. The findings show that the participants had different levels of awareness about types of writing knowledge while composing an argumentative essay. Most students had novice awareness of writing knowledge. The results also revealed that students' novice awareness forced them to face many problems in writing an argumentative essay which in turn led them to produce very poor-quality essays. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Arab World English Journal. 10602 Davlee Lane, Richmond, Texas, 77407. e-mail: editor@awej.org; e-mail: info@ASELS.org; Web site: https://awej.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01