Developing Academic Writing Skills in EFL University Students through Haiku Composition

Autor/inn/en	Santillán-Iñiguez, Juan José; Rodas-Pacheco, Fabián Darío
Titel	Developing Academic Writing Skills in EFL University Students through Haiku Composition
Quelle	26 (2022) 1, (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Santillán-Iñiguez, Juan José) ORCID (Rodas-Pacheco, Fabián Darío)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1409-4258
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Poetry; College Students; Writing Skills; Academic Language; Vocabulary Development; Language Proficiency; Writing Processes; Audiences; Creative Writing; Grammar; Language Teachers; Spelling; Punctuation; Ecuador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lyrik; Poesie; Collegestudent; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Wortschatzarbeit; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Spectator; Zuschauer; Kreatives Schreiben; Grammatik; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schreibweise; Interpunktion
Abstract	Background: Although there is empirical evidence to support the inclusion of poetry in the EFL classroom, the medium is rarely encountered in language learning environments. Aims: This study aimed to determine the influence of haiku composition tasks on developing academic writing skills of a group of TEFL majors at an Ecuadorian university. Method: The study was part of a larger research project (originally presented as a Master's degree dissertation), developed under a mixed-method approach. This article reports the quantitative findings of the statistical analysis of results of two essay-based tests, administered before and after a six-week treatment that promoted haiku composition practices. Results: The findings determine a positive influence of haiku composition on the development of the academic writing skills of the participants in the study. Discussion: The main benefits of haiku composition in terms of academic writing skill development relate to the vocabulary enrichment and enhancement of linguistic competence, audience awareness, and writing process consciousness. These benefits are linked to the formal meter and reader-centeredness nature of haiku. The results encourage the inclusion of poetry-based creative writing tasks in EFL contexts; the evidence suggests that these activities are feasible and beneficial for motivated learners, particularly when framed within a student-centered process. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01