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WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS

One of the most significant factors that affect the performance of learners with learning a second language is difficulty with written skill. This paper reveals a study conducted as a qualitative research to analyze the written product as well as writing strategies of four ESL Malay undergraduate...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim, Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain, Ali, Razol M M, Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar, M.A., Abdur-Rahman, Embong, Abdul Mutalib, Amar, Am Zairi
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Published: IJENS Publishers 2011
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LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5461/1/110802-3939_IJET-IJENS.pdf
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spelling my.utp.eprints.54612017-01-19T08:22:49Z WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain Ali, Razol M M Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar M.A., Abdur-Rahman Embong, Abdul Mutalib Amar, Am Zairi LB2300 Higher Education PE English One of the most significant factors that affect the performance of learners with learning a second language is difficulty with written skill. This paper reveals a study conducted as a qualitative research to analyze the written product as well as writing strategies of four ESL Malay undergraduate engineering students of a local private university used while completing a writing task. Specifically the study aimed to address the following research questions : 1) What are the writing strategies used by four ESL Malay undergraduate engineering students when they write composition in English? 2) Are there any differences between the writing strategies used by good ESL students to those used by the weaker ones? Think-aloud protocols, written essays, post-session interviews and audiotapes were used to examine the writing processes and strategies of two groups of students, two students in each group of good and weak learners. The think-aloud and interview protocols were transcribed verbatim for analysis. Analyses of the findings revealed that the two groups of students shared common writing strategies mainly cognitive strategies to generate ideas for their essay. Metacognitive and Social strategies were also used to aid in generating of ideas and searching for correct words or expressions. The strategies were used in combination and in a recursive manner to attain certain goals in their writing. The difference in the strategy use between the two groups of good and weak students lies in the amount of strategies being used, reason for the use and how the students regulated the strategies to solve problems concerning the writing task. IJENS Publishers 2011-04-15 Citation Index Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5461/1/110802-3939_IJET-IJENS.pdf http://www.ijens.org/ Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim and Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain and Ali, Razol M M and Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar and M.A., Abdur-Rahman and Embong, Abdul Mutalib and Amar, Am Zairi (2011) WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS. [Citation Index Journal] http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5461/
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topic LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
spellingShingle LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim
Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain
Ali, Razol M M
Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar
M.A., Abdur-Rahman
Embong, Abdul Mutalib
Amar, Am Zairi
WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
description One of the most significant factors that affect the performance of learners with learning a second language is difficulty with written skill. This paper reveals a study conducted as a qualitative research to analyze the written product as well as writing strategies of four ESL Malay undergraduate engineering students of a local private university used while completing a writing task. Specifically the study aimed to address the following research questions : 1) What are the writing strategies used by four ESL Malay undergraduate engineering students when they write composition in English? 2) Are there any differences between the writing strategies used by good ESL students to those used by the weaker ones? Think-aloud protocols, written essays, post-session interviews and audiotapes were used to examine the writing processes and strategies of two groups of students, two students in each group of good and weak learners. The think-aloud and interview protocols were transcribed verbatim for analysis. Analyses of the findings revealed that the two groups of students shared common writing strategies mainly cognitive strategies to generate ideas for their essay. Metacognitive and Social strategies were also used to aid in generating of ideas and searching for correct words or expressions. The strategies were used in combination and in a recursive manner to attain certain goals in their writing. The difference in the strategy use between the two groups of good and weak students lies in the amount of strategies being used, reason for the use and how the students regulated the strategies to solve problems concerning the writing task.
format Citation Index Journal
author Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim
Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain
Ali, Razol M M
Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar
M.A., Abdur-Rahman
Embong, Abdul Mutalib
Amar, Am Zairi
author_facet Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim
Abu Bakar, Zulqarnain
Ali, Razol M M
Raja Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar
M.A., Abdur-Rahman
Embong, Abdul Mutalib
Amar, Am Zairi
author_sort Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Tony Lim
title WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
title_short WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
title_full WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
title_fullStr WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
title_full_unstemmed WRITING STRATEGIES OF MALAYSIAN ESL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LEARNERS
title_sort writing strategies of malaysian esl undergraduate engineering learners
publisher IJENS Publishers
publishDate 2011
url http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5461/1/110802-3939_IJET-IJENS.pdf
http://www.ijens.org/
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5461/
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