A learning strategy-based procedure for developing the writing skill through reading

Abstract EN

This research paper aims to suggest a learning strategy-based procedure for developing learners’ writing skill through reading, as well as their strategy use.

the procedure includes three main phases, the reading phase, the grammar phase, and the writing phase.

the peculiarity of this procedure is that, in addition to the virtue of targeting the reading and writing skills in parallel, it offers room for strategy training.

actually, the principle backing this procedure is the consideration of the “expert text” of the writing task as the target text of the reading phase, whereby it is fully analyzed in order to favor the reinvestment of its linguistic resources in the writing phase.

it is noteworthy that the procedure suggested in this paper is valid for different language mastery levels, provided that the expert text is congruent with the learners’ proficiency level in terms of comprehensibility.

hence, we recommend the adoption of this procedure for language skills development in language teaching contexts, as a frame for programs execution and platform for course book adaptation, for it allows the treatment of any language content in an input-to-output fashion.