"The Class Changed the Way I Read": The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Academic Formulas on ESL Writers

Autor/in	Colovic-Markovic, Jelena
Titel	"The Class Changed the Way I Read": The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Academic Formulas on ESL Writers
Quelle	In: Applied Language Learning, 29 (2019) 1-2, S.17-51 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-679X
Schlagwörter	Direct Instruction; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Writing (Composition); Essays; Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Tests; English for Academic Purposes; Communication Skills; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schreibübung; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Kommunikationsstil; Collegestudent
Abstract	This classroom-based study investigates whether students who receive explicit instruction make more gains over time and more improvement to produce academic formulas in controlled (c-test) and uncontrolled (essay) situations, respectively, than those who do not receive such intervention. Whereas both groups improved over time, the treatment group made more gains in producing academic formulas on a c-test. No significant differences were found between the groups in performance on the essays. However, an examination of the formula types produced on both measures revealed that the treatment group produced a greater variety of target phrases. The qualitative data, collected through interviews with selected learners from the treatment group, indicated that students' perceptions of the need to use academic formulas in writing as well as the interaction of students' motivation and their awareness of the frequency and functions of the phrases may influence how they learn and write target formulas. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01