The Effectiveness of Dictogloss in Developing General Writing Skill of Iranian Intermediate EFL learners

Recent research has shown the need for activities that provide an environment for students to focus their attention on both form and meaning. Dictogloss, introduced by Wajnryb in1990, can be considered as a way for integrating form and meaning in the learning context. This study investigated the eff...

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Published in:Journal of language teaching and research 2013-11, Vol.4 (6), p.1371
Main Authors: Abbasian, Gholam-Reza, Mohammadi, Mahsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classrooms
Collaboration
Education
English as a second language learning
Grammar
Hypotheses
Language acquisition
Linguistics
Mechanics
Methods
Researchers
Second language writing
Second languages
Skills
Students
Studies
Study and teaching
Writing
Writing skills
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Summary:Recent research has shown the need for activities that provide an environment for students to focus their attention on both form and meaning. Dictogloss, introduced by Wajnryb in1990, can be considered as a way for integrating form and meaning in the learning context. This study investigated the effect of dictogloss on Iranian EFL learners' general writing skill. The participants receiving a pre- test and post-test were divided into equal groups in the form of experimental and control group, but only the former received taskbased instruction while the latter was exposed to the mainstream of controversial instruction. Going through rigorous and multiple statistical analyses such as data normality check, instrument validation and running mainly certain parametric statistics, the study revealed two distinctive manifestations: integrative and discrete. Integratively, the treatment affected positively the participants' general writing ability, however, discretely the effects on the organization and mechanics were positive, while content, usage and vocabulary dimensions of their writing were not much affected. Index Terms--dictogloss, writing skill, writing component
ISSN:1798-4769
2053-0684
DOI:10.4304/jltr.4.6.1371-1380