Developing IT Students' EFL Functional Writing and Attitude Through Task-Based Learning | ||
Sohag University International Journal of Educational Research | ||
Volume 7, Issue 7, January 2023, Pages 145-193 PDF (837.61 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/suijer.2023.283017 | ||
Author | ||
Marwa Gamal Muhammad Shehata | ||
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction , Faculty of Education- Minia University | ||
Abstract | ||
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of using Task-Based learning to develop second year IT students' EFL functional writing and attitude at Minia Sadat's Academy for Management Sciences. The quasi-experimental research design which depended on one-group pretest-posttest design was used. Sixty eight IT students participated in the study in the first semester in the academic year 2021-2022. The researcher taught a course entitled "English language 3". It was mainly about "Essentials for Business Communication". To achieve the purposes of the study, the researcher prepared a functional writing checklist, an EFL functional writing skills test , a functional writing rubric and a writing attitude scale. Additionally, the researcher prepared a teachers' guide. The total number of the sessions was twelve. Findings showed a considerable statistical improvement favoring the post administrations of the English EFL functional writing test and the writing attitude scale. Moreover, there was a strong positive correlation between the two dependent variables. Recommendations and suggestions for further research were presented. | ||
Keywords | ||
Task Based Learning; EFL Functional Writing - Attitude towards Writing | ||
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