The Effects Of The Process-genre Approach To Writing Instruction On The Expository Essays Of ESL Students In A Malaysian Secondary School
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2007-07
Authors
Chow Voon Foo, Thomas
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Abstract
Several Malaysian studies have indicated that the traditional product centred approach
to writing instruction is still the approach of choice in many Malaysian ESL
classrooms. There has been much research and a proliferation of literature that
highlights the disadvantages and weaknesses of such an approach. It has been
demonstrated that its focus on the product fails to promote either an awareness of the
writing process or genre knowledge that is so crucial to the development of effective
writing skills. The efficacy of instructional approaches that integrate the three aspects
of product, process and genre knowledge of writing have been reported in a number of
recent studies. It is believed that all three aspects are necessary for the development of
writing proficiency.
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Education , Theory and practice of education , Secondary Education , High schools