Do L2 Writing Courses Affect the Improvement of L1 Writing Skills via Skills Transfer from L2 to L1?

Autor/in	Gonca, Altmisdort
Titel	Do L2 Writing Courses Affect the Improvement of L1 Writing Skills via Skills Transfer from L2 to L1?
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 11 (2016) 10, S.987-997 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Writing Skills; Skill Development; Second Language Programs; Language Proficiency; Transfer of Training; Interference (Language); Native Speakers; Native Language Instruction; Turkish; Essay Tests; English (Second Language); Language Acquisition; Statistical Analysis; Achievement Gains; College Students; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Muttersprachler; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Türkisch; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Statistische Analyse; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Collegestudent; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigates the relationship of second language (L2) writing skills proficiency with the first language (L1) writing skills, in light of the language transfer. The study aims to analyze the positive effects of L2 writing proficiency on L1 writing proficiency. Forty native Turkish-speaking university students participated in the study. While 20 of them attended a two-semester-L2 writing course, the other 20 students did not take any writing courses in L2. At the end of the course, all of the students took an essay writing exam in L1. They were asked to write an essay on education. The exam scores prove that writing skill transfer from L2 to L1 is possible in adult English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. The study illustrates that L2 learning and acquisition enable L2 writing skills transfer from L2 to L1; and this can bring about a progress in their first language writing skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academic Journals. e-mail: err@academic.journals.org; e-mail: service@academicjournals.org; Web site: http://academicjournals.org/journal/ERR
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01