International Journal of English Language Studies

Yazarlar: Mehdi Nasr, Ehsan Namaziandost

Konular:-

Anahtar Kelimeler:Topic selection,Tudent-selected topic,Eacher-selected topic,FL writing skill

Özet: The current study aimed to investigate the effect of topic choice on Iranian advanced EFL learners’ descriptive writing ability. A quasi-experimental design was used for data collection. A total of 60 students were selected based on their performance on the placement test and then randomly assigned into two groups, Student-Selected Topic Group (SSTG) and Teacher-Selected Topic Group (TSTG). Then, both groups were given a descriptive writing test. The students in TSTG were asked to write a five-paragraph descriptive text on a teacherassigned topic while the students in SSTG should write a five-paragraph descriptive text on a self-selected topic. After analyzing the data, through an independent samples t-test, it was revealed SSTG performed better on the writing test than TSTG. The results generally indicated that Student-Selected Topics had positive impacts on Iranian advanced EFL learners’ descriptive writing. The study has offered some pedagogical suggestions to be employed in EFL writing classes.

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