The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students
This study examines the effect of class discussion as a pre-writing activity on actual writing performance. The experiment was conducted with all the Level 3 and Level 4 students enrolled in the Intensive English Language Institute of North Texas State University in the Spring, 1986 semester. Cochra...
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ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc3322502017-03-17T08:41:07Z The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students Bang, Hwa-Ja Park writing composition writing performance class discussion ESL students English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers. English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching. Discussion. This study examines the effect of class discussion as a pre-writing activity on actual writing performance. The experiment was conducted with all the Level 3 and Level 4 students enrolled in the Intensive English Language Institute of North Texas State University in the Spring, 1986 semester. Cochrans C test was performed to test significant differences between groups at the beginning of this test. Multivariate analysis of variance tests were used to determine the treatment effect between and within groups, and a matched t-test was also utilized to analyze the difference within tests. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the relationship between the discussion activity score and the actual writing score. Analysis of covariance tests were used to determine which variance of discussion activities had greater effect on the actual writing score. North Texas State University Smith, Howard Wellington Crow, John T. Hardy, Clifford A. 1986-12 Thesis or Dissertation ix, 115 leaves: ill. Text local-cont-no: 1002715602-Bang call-no: 379 N81d no. 2568 untcat: b1377291 oclc: 16503296 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332250/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc332250 English United States - Texas - Denton County - Denton 1986 Public Bang, Hwa-Ja Park Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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This study examines the effect of class discussion as a pre-writing activity on actual writing performance. The experiment was conducted with all the Level 3 and Level 4 students enrolled in the Intensive English Language Institute of North Texas State University in the Spring, 1986 semester. Cochrans C test was performed to test significant differences between groups at the beginning of this test. Multivariate analysis of variance tests were used to determine the treatment effect between and within groups, and a matched t-test was also utilized to analyze the difference within tests. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the relationship between the discussion activity score and the actual writing score. Analysis of covariance tests were used to determine which variance of discussion activities had greater effect on the actual writing score. |
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The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students |
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The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students |
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