Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature
This article presents a comprehensive systematic literature review of the associations between genre-based approaches (GBAs) and English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. It provides an overview of GBAs and second language (L2) writing. The review further ela...
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| description | This article presents a comprehensive systematic literature review of the associations between genre-based approaches (GBAs) and English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. It provides an overview of GBAs and second language (L2) writing. The review further elaborates on the theoretical backgrounds of GBAs and ESL/EFL writing. The article then critically reviews 38 studies conducted on GBAs and ESL/EFL writing in the past 20 years (2003-2023). A methodological review was also performed to analyze the various research methods employed by previous researchers. Four major themes of research on GBAs and ESL/EFL writing were identified: research articles’ writing, thesis or dissertations writing, argumentative writing, and other types of professional writing. Additionally, three major methodological approaches were identified: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. The article culminates by discussing the implications of the results of this review and recommends promising directions for future research. |
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| spelling | upm-1061552024-10-02T02:48:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106155/ Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature Liu, Hongjian Ismail, Lilliati Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa This article presents a comprehensive systematic literature review of the associations between genre-based approaches (GBAs) and English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. It provides an overview of GBAs and second language (L2) writing. The review further elaborates on the theoretical backgrounds of GBAs and ESL/EFL writing. The article then critically reviews 38 studies conducted on GBAs and ESL/EFL writing in the past 20 years (2003-2023). A methodological review was also performed to analyze the various research methods employed by previous researchers. Four major themes of research on GBAs and ESL/EFL writing were identified: research articles’ writing, thesis or dissertations writing, argumentative writing, and other types of professional writing. Additionally, three major methodological approaches were identified: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. The article culminates by discussing the implications of the results of this review and recommends promising directions for future research. Sciedu Press 2023-12 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106155/1/106155.pdf Liu, Hongjian and Ismail, Lilliati and Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa (2023) Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature. World Journal of English Language, 14 (2). pp. 25-35. ISSN 1925-0703; eISSN: 1925-0711 https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/24772 10.5430/wjel.v14n2p25 |
| spellingShingle | Liu, Hongjian Ismail, Lilliati Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title | Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title_full | Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title_short | Genre-based approaches and ESL/EFL writing: a review of the literature |
| title_sort | genre-based approaches and esl/efl writing: a review of the literature |
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