A Qualitative Study into L2 Writing Strategies of University Students

Autor/inn/en	Raoofi, Saeid; Chan, Swee Heng; Mukundan, Jayakaran; Rashid, Sabariah Md
Titel	A Qualitative Study into L2 Writing Strategies of University Students
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 7 (2014) 11, S.39-45 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Writing Strategies; Metacognition; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Writing Instruction; Prewriting; Revision (Written Composition); Interviews; Student Attitudes; Writing Difficulties; Writing Processes; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schreibtechnik; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Ausland; Schreibunterricht; Korrektur; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Schreibstörung
Abstract	This study reports on an investigation into writing strategies of Malaysian university students learning English as a second language. Qualitative data were collected from 21 undergraduate university students aged 19 to 21. The students interviewed reported using a variety of writing strategies. It was also found that all of the participants reported doing some pre-writing activities, and having awareness of their own writing problems. The findings of the study also revealed that the highly proficient student writers reported using more metacognitive strategies such as organizing ideas and revising content than less skilled ones. Limitations of the study are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered. Implications for writing instruction are also presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01