The Effect of Topic Selection on EFL Students’ Writing Performance:

SAGE Open

Alireza Bonyadi¹ 

关键词: topic selection;    self-selected topic;    teacher-assigned topic;    EFL writing;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244014547176

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The present study aimed at measuring the effect of topic selection on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ writing performance. To this end, a quasi-experimental design was used in the study. Topic selection was considered as the independent variable and the students’ writing performance as the dependent variable. A total of 30 students were selected based on their performance on the placement test administered initially and then randomly assigned into two groups, self-selected topic group (SST) and teacher-assigned topic group (TAT). An independent-samples t test was conducted to compare the scores for the two groups. Findings of the study indicated a significant difference in the performance of the students who wrote on their self-selected topics (M = 34.53, SD = 3.32) and for those who wrote on a teacher-assigned topic, M = 26.53, SD = 5.24, t(28) = 4.98. The magnitude of the difference in the means was large (η2 = .46).

【 授权许可】

CC BY