The Effects of Planning Time Conditions and Writing Type on the Writing Quality of Iranian EFL Writers

Research in English Language Pedagogy

Mohammad Baqerzadeh Hosseini¹  Hossein Pourghasemian² 

[1] English Language Department, Islamic Azad University, Naragh Branch, Iran;English language Center, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Qom University of Technology, Qom, Iran;

关键词: argumentative writing;    expository writing;    planning time condition;    writing quality;   

DOI  :  10.30486/relp.2020.1889477.1178

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In the present study, the effects of four planning time conditions (pre-task, extended task, freewriting, and control) were investigated over the quality of expository and argumentative writings of 108 undergraduate EFL writers. The maximum time limit was 30 minutes for all the four groups of the study. The results revealed significantly higher writing quality in the freewriting condition in both argumentative and expository writings. The results also showed that compared with the effects of the writing mode those of the planning time conditions were more decisive on the writing quality. Moreover, argumentative writings were of higher quality than expository writings. Being placed in different writing modes was not decisive in the choice of planning time conditions. The results may have pedagogical implications for EFL writing instructors and theoretical implications for EFL writing researchers.

【 授权许可】

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