Metacognitive awareness of skilled and less-skilled EFL writers

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education

卷:3

Majid Farahian¹  Farnaz Avarzamani¹ 

[1] Department of ELT, College of Literature and Humanities, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University;

关键词: Metacognitive awareness;    Metacognition;    Metacognitive awareness of writing;    EFL writing;    Expert and novice writers;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40862-018-0052-4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract The present study sought the differences between more and less proficient EFL (English as a Foreign Language) writers regarding their metacognitive awareness of writing (MAW). We also examined the relationship between MAW and EFL writing success. We used a validated MAW questionnaire for a comprehensive evaluation of the writers’ metacognitive awareness. The results demonstrated that skillful EFL writers benefit from higher metacognitive awareness. Furthermore, we found that metacognitive awareness (and its sub-categories) is positively correlated with writing proficiency, except for avoidance strategy which showed a negative correlation. The mixed design of this study which is a part of a larger project would help researchers to gain new insights into the role of metacognitive awareness in EFL writing success.

【 授权许可】

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