The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach

This exploratory study aims to determine and categorize the type of strategies used by Malaysian students in their learning French as a foreign language with regards to writing skills by applying Dörnyei’s (1995) communication strategies taxonomy. The study utilized both a qualitative and quantitati...

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Main Authors: Abdul Halim, Hazlina, Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan, Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran
Format: Article
Language:English
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Published: The International Journal of Learning 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6031/
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author Abdul Halim, Hazlina
Abd Rahim, Normaliza
Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan
Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran
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description This exploratory study aims to determine and categorize the type of strategies used by Malaysian students in their learning French as a foreign language with regards to writing skills by applying Dörnyei’s (1995) communication strategies taxonomy. The study utilized both a qualitative and quantitative method of data analysis. A total of 30 subjects participated in this study. The task consisted of the administration of the writing task by the subjects after their 100 hours of learning French. The main instruments used in the study were a writing task prompt and an observation checklist. Instruments were adapted mainly from Dornyei & Scott (1997).
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spelling upm-60312015-12-01T07:09:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6031/ The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach Abdul Halim, Hazlina Abd Rahim, Normaliza Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran This exploratory study aims to determine and categorize the type of strategies used by Malaysian students in their learning French as a foreign language with regards to writing skills by applying Dörnyei’s (1995) communication strategies taxonomy. The study utilized both a qualitative and quantitative method of data analysis. A total of 30 subjects participated in this study. The task consisted of the administration of the writing task by the subjects after their 100 hours of learning French. The main instruments used in the study were a writing task prompt and an observation checklist. Instruments were adapted mainly from Dornyei & Scott (1997). The International Journal of Learning 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6031/1/The%20writing%20strategy%20in%20French%20language%20learning%20among%20Malaysian%20students.pdf Abdul Halim, Hazlina and Abd Rahim, Normaliza and Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan and Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran (2009) The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach. The International Journal of Learning, 16 (5). pp. 445-458. ISSN 1447-9494 http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.2201 English
spellingShingle Abdul Halim, Hazlina
Abd Rahim, Normaliza
Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan
Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran
The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title_full The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title_fullStr The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title_full_unstemmed The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title_short The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach
title_sort writing strategy in french language learning among malaysian students: a qualitative approach
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