A Think-Aloud Protocols Investigation of Saudi English Major Students' Writing Revision Strategies in L1 (Arabic) and L2 (English)

Autor/in	Alhaisoni, Eid
Titel	A Think-Aloud Protocols Investigation of Saudi English Major Students' Writing Revision Strategies in L1 (Arabic) and L2 (English)
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 5 (2012) 9, S.144-154 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Protocol Analysis; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Semitic Languages; Writing Strategies; Revision (Written Composition); Semi Structured Interviews; Comparative Analysis; Males; College Students; Measures (Individuals); Interrater Reliability; Statistical Analysis; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Schreibtechnik; Korrektur; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Messdaten; Interrater-Reliabilität; Statistische Analyse; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study investigates the writing revision strategies used by 16 Saudi English as foreign language (EFL) students. Two research methods were employed. First, think-aloud reporting was used to gain insight into the thought processes utilized by the students, and to study the revision strategies that Saudi male university students make use of while writing compositions in L1 Arabic and L2 English. Second, a semi-structured interview was conducted with the aim of supporting the think-aloud data. Analysis of the think-aloud sessions and the interviews revealed that most of the time, strategies were used more frequently when students wrote in English rather than when they wrote in Arabic. In addition, it was found that in general, specific strategies used when writing in Arabic were also used when writing and vice versa. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01