The effect of using the process genre approach on developing reflective writing skills and genre awareness of EFL faculty of specific education sophomore students

Abstract EN

This study aimed at investigating the effect of the process genre approach on EFL sophomore students' reflective writing skills and genre awareness.

The participants were 60 EFL sophomores at the Faculty of Specific Education, Zagazig University.

The study employed a quasi-experimental design in which two groups were assigned, i.

e.

an experimental group (n=30) and a control one (n=30).

Two instruments were designed by the researcher to collect data, i.

e.

a reflective writing skills test and a genre awareness scale.

Results indicated that experimental group students scored significantly higher than those in the control group on the reflective writing skills test and genre awareness scale.

Based on these results, EFL instructors need to incorporate the process genre approach into their teaching of EFL writing skills.

More emphasis should be given to develop students' reflective practices and enhance their knowledge of text genres.