Composing Through the Transformation Technique
This project paper is an investigation of how language teachers can effectively utilise transformations of stories to motivate students to generate ideas, and write creatively a story of their own using what they have read as a guide or model. Twenty form one volunteers wrote two transformations...
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| author | Rajasingam Solomon, Caroline Selvarani |
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| description | This project paper is an investigation of how language teachers can effectively
utilise transformations of stories to motivate students to generate ideas, and write
creatively a story of their own using what they have read as a guide or model. Twenty
form one volunteers wrote two transformations based on the original story, "The
Silkie". The transformations were then compared with the original story in terms of
changes made.
This study indicates that transformations can be used in Malaysia as a means to
motivate ESL students to generate ideas and increase their fluency in writing as
students wrote interesting stories of their own using culturally familiar ideas. This study also reveals that students can be trained to write, if fluency and not correctness is emphasised in the writing classroom. |
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| spelling | upm-90332011-07-25T08:49:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9033/ Composing Through the Transformation Technique Rajasingam Solomon, Caroline Selvarani This project paper is an investigation of how language teachers can effectively utilise transformations of stories to motivate students to generate ideas, and write creatively a story of their own using what they have read as a guide or model. Twenty form one volunteers wrote two transformations based on the original story, "The Silkie". The transformations were then compared with the original story in terms of changes made. This study indicates that transformations can be used in Malaysia as a means to motivate ESL students to generate ideas and increase their fluency in writing as students wrote interesting stories of their own using culturally familiar ideas. This study also reveals that students can be trained to write, if fluency and not correctness is emphasised in the writing classroom. 1998-02 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9033/1/FPP_1998_11_A.pdf Rajasingam Solomon, Caroline Selvarani (1998) Composing Through the Transformation Technique. [Project Paper Report] Comprehension English language - Composition and exercises - Ability testing English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Malaysia English |
| spellingShingle | Comprehension English language - Composition and exercises - Ability testing English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Malaysia Rajasingam Solomon, Caroline Selvarani Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title | Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title_full | Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title_fullStr | Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title_short | Composing Through the Transformation Technique |
| title_sort | composing through the transformation technique |
| topic | Comprehension English language - Composition and exercises - Ability testing English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9033/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9033/1/FPP_1998_11_A.pdf |