The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL
<p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Verdana";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-lang...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2013-10-01
|
| Series: | Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/36973 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849404781510000640 |
|---|---|
| author | Chala Bejarano Pedro Antonio Chapetón Claudia Marcela |
| author_facet | Chala Bejarano Pedro Antonio Chapetón Claudia Marcela |
| author_sort | Chala Bejarano Pedro Antonio |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Verdana";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Verdana";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-9a73b698956648be9a87891c8381640c |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1657-0790 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2013-10-01 |
| publisher | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development |
| spelling | doaj-art-9a73b698956648be9a87891c8381640c2025-08-20T03:36:53ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902013-10-01152127147The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFLChala Bejarano Pedro AntonioChapetón Claudia Marcela<p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Verdana";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Verdana";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/36973Argumentative essay writinggenre-based teachingscaffoldingsituated social practice |
| spellingShingle | Chala Bejarano Pedro Antonio Chapetón Claudia Marcela The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development Argumentative essay writing genre-based teaching scaffolding situated social practice |
| title | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL |
| title_short | The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL |
| title_sort | role of genre based activities in the writing of argumentative essays in efl |
| topic | Argumentative essay writing genre-based teaching scaffolding situated social practice |
| url | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/36973 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chalabejaranopedroantonio theroleofgenrebasedactivitiesinthewritingofargumentativeessaysinefl AT chapetonclaudiamarcela theroleofgenrebasedactivitiesinthewritingofargumentativeessaysinefl AT chalabejaranopedroantonio roleofgenrebasedactivitiesinthewritingofargumentativeessaysinefl AT chapetonclaudiamarcela roleofgenrebasedactivitiesinthewritingofargumentativeessaysinefl |