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A Mixed-Method Investigation into the Effects of Planning Conditions on EFL Writing Quality: Learners’ Planning Strategies and Point of View Adoption under the Spot Light

Aaj, Foozieh | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: English
  3. Document No: 53970 (31)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Languages and Linguistics Center
  6. Advisor(s): Jahangard, Ali
  7. Abstract:
  8. Adopting a mixed-methods research approach, this study investigated the impacts of four task planning conditions, i.e. online planning (OLP), pre-task planning (PTP), combined pre-task planning and online planning (PTP+OLP), and no planning (NP) on written narrative output which was elicited by means of a picture composition from 80 female advanced EFL learners. The narratives were analyzed in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). Moreover, in the qualitative part of this study, how learners planned during pre-task planning time and the content of their narratives were analyzed. The results of the one-way ANOVAs showed that the PTP+OLP group produced significantly more complex, accurate, and fluent language when compared to the NP group. Furthermore, the results indicated that online planning lead to significantly more fluent (number of dysfluencies measure) and accurate (correct verb form measure) production. Also, the analysis of planning sheets along with the interviews revealed that learners use different planning techniques which are at times quite unique for each learner. Moreover, regarding the content of the narratives, it was found that learners adopt different point of views according to their preferences, and as with other Asian learners, Iranian learners used codas more than other components, and tended to include a moral lesson for the story
  9. Keywords:
  10. Accuracy ; Complexity ; Pre-Task Planning ; Online Task Planning ; Fluency ; Narrative Tasks

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