Improving EFL Learners’ Referential and Expressive Writing through Task-based Instruction in Academic Context

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research

دوره 9، شماره 36، پاییز 2021، صفحه 51-61  

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

نویسندگان

Delaram Pourmandnia¹؛ Ahmad Mohseni ¹؛ Hossein Rahmanpanah¹؛ Ali Asghar Rostami Abusaeedi²

¹Department of English Language Teaching, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

²Department of English Language and Literature, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman , Iran

چکیده

L2/FL writing ability, which per se includes many different types, is considered a major skill in academic settings. However, little research has been done in this area and even less has focused on the effectiveness of task-based writing instruction on the two specific kinds; namely, referential writing and expressive writing. To this end, 60 English Translation sophomores of both genders were selected and divided into two classes after ensuring their homogeneity through the Quick Placement Test (OQPT). For the pre- and post-tests, the participants were required to take IELTS writing tests requiring referential and expressive types of writing. As for the treatment of the study, all participants were instructed based on the same content materials of advanced writing and a task-based framework. The results of the statistical analysis indicated significant improvements in the participants’ writing abilities in referential and expressive written tasks. Besides, the effectiveness of task-based writing techniques was approved in terms of referential and expressive types of language functions in the academic writing of Iranian EFL learners.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Language functions؛ expressive writing؛ referential writing؛ task-based instruction؛ writing skill