The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl

This article presents the findings of an action research project conducted with a group of pre-service teachers of a program in modern languages at a Colombian university. The study intended to go beyond an emphasis on linguistic and textual features in English as a foreign language argumentative es...

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Chala Bejarano, Pedro Antonio
Chapetón, Claudia Marcela
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2013
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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TESOL
EFL
Applied Linguistics
Argumentative essay writing
genre-based teaching
scaffolding
situated social practice
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title The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
spellingShingle The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
TESOL
EFL
Applied Linguistics
Argumentative essay writing
genre-based teaching
scaffolding
situated social practice
title_short The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
title_full The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
title_fullStr The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
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title_sort The role of genre-based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Chala Bejarano, Pedro Antonio
Chapetón, Claudia Marcela
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Chala Bejarano, Pedro Antonio
Chapetón, Claudia Marcela
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EFL
Applied Linguistics
Argumentative essay writing
genre-based teaching
scaffolding
situated social practice
topic TESOL
EFL
Applied Linguistics
Argumentative essay writing
genre-based teaching
scaffolding
situated social practice
description This article presents the findings of an action research project conducted with a group of pre-service teachers of a program in modern languages at a Colombian university. The study intended to go beyond an emphasis on linguistic and textual features in English as a foreign language argumentative essays by using a set of genre-based activities and the understanding of writing as a situated social practice. Data were gathered through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, class recordings, and students’ artifacts. The results showed that genre-based activities supported the participants throughout the experience and boosted their confidence, resulting in a positive attitude towards essay writing. The study highlights the importance of dialogic interaction to provide scaffolding opportunities, of understanding writing as a process, and of the use of samples and explicit instruction to facilitate writing.Este artículo presenta los hallazgos de una investigación-acción realizada con un grupo de estudiantes de la licenciatura en Lenguas Modernas de una universidad colombiana. El estudio buscaba ir más allá del énfasis en las características lingüísticas y textuales en la escritura de ensayos argumentativos en inglés como lengua extranjera, mediante un conjunto de actividades basadas en géneros y comprendiendo la escritura como una práctica social situada. Los datos se obtuvieron a través de cuestionarios, entrevistas semiestructuradas, grabaciones de clase y artefactos de los estudiantes. Los resultados muestran que las actividades basadas en la enseñanza de géneros proporcionan apoyo a los participantes durante la experiencia investigativa y aumentan su confianza y actitud positiva hacia la escritura de ensayos. El estudio resalta la importancia de la interacción dialógica para ofrecer oportunidades de andamiaje, la escritura como proceso y el uso de muestras e instrucción explícita para facilitar la escritura.
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