Improving the 5th Formers' Continuous Writing Skills through the Creative Writing Module

Autor/in	Murugiah, Mohana Ram
Titel	Improving the 5th Formers' Continuous Writing Skills through the Creative Writing Module
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 4 (2013) 2, S.7-12 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Writing Skills; Creative Writing; Vocabulary Development; Observation; Interviews; Writing Improvement; Teaching Methods; Writing Instruction; Student Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Secondary School Students; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kreatives Schreiben; Wortschatzarbeit; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schreibunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarschüler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Writing is a complex task. The development of students' writing skill depends on the teacher's teaching strategy and also the materials used in the writing lesson. In the present study, the effectiveness of a creative writing module was examined that was designed to improve the writing skill of a group of excellent students. It was added with explicit teaching strategies. The selected group of students were students who were in the excellent group but lacked creativity and vocabulary in their writing. The creative writing module was designed to help these students. Students' improvement was observed through observation in the classrooms during the lessons and through writing task as well as interviews. Two observations were made. One was before the creative writing project was started and another after the completion of the entire task of the module. The interview was carried out to learn about the students' perception of the module and how do they find the module has helped them. The result of the research showed that students have shown a great level of improvement in their writing skills. The outcome of this present study could be useful to assist language instructors in helping proficient learners to undergo a more effective second language learning experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/04