Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software
This case study explores how strategy-based instruction (SBI),assisted by multimedia software, can be incorporated to teachbeginning-level ESL learners metacognitive writing strategies.Two beginning-level adult learners participated in a 10-sessionSBI on planning and organizing strategies. The Cogni...
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| description | This case study explores how strategy-based instruction (SBI),assisted by multimedia software, can be incorporated to teachbeginning-level ESL learners metacognitive writing strategies.Two beginning-level adult learners participated in a 10-sessionSBI on planning and organizing strategies. The CognitiveAcademic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) was implementedwith the aid of graphic organizer software. Our findingsshow that technology-supported SBI has brought multiplebenefits for the learners. Comparisons of writings beforeand after SBI indicate that there is noticeable improvement inlearners’ ability to generate ideas and in logical organizationof their essays. Researchers’ observation notes and learners’reflections suggest that learners’ engagement and motivationare boosted during their prewriting activities using the graphicorganizer software. A close examination of the semantic mapsgenerated from the writing software also reveals how learnerspractice metacognitive planning and organizing strategies fortheir writing. Finally, recommendations are made for futureinstructors and researchers investigating this topic. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-132992017-01-30T11:36:12Z Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software Wei, J. Chen, Julian Adawu, A. This case study explores how strategy-based instruction (SBI),assisted by multimedia software, can be incorporated to teachbeginning-level ESL learners metacognitive writing strategies.Two beginning-level adult learners participated in a 10-sessionSBI on planning and organizing strategies. The CognitiveAcademic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) was implementedwith the aid of graphic organizer software. Our findingsshow that technology-supported SBI has brought multiplebenefits for the learners. Comparisons of writings beforeand after SBI indicate that there is noticeable improvement inlearners’ ability to generate ideas and in logical organizationof their essays. Researchers’ observation notes and learners’reflections suggest that learners’ engagement and motivationare boosted during their prewriting activities using the graphicorganizer software. A close examination of the semantic mapsgenerated from the writing software also reveals how learnerspractice metacognitive planning and organizing strategies fortheir writing. Finally, recommendations are made for futureinstructors and researchers investigating this topic. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13299 http://www.catesoljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CJ26_wei.pdf California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wei, J. Chen, Julian Adawu, A. Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title | Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title_full | Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title_fullStr | Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title_short | Teaching ESL Beginners Metacognitive Writing Strategies Through Multimedia Software |
| title_sort | teaching esl beginners metacognitive writing strategies through multimedia software |
| url | http://www.catesoljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CJ26_wei.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13299 |