The impact of learner-centered approach on EFL learners’ writing skill
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Vol. 25, Issue 2 العلوم الإنسانية و الاجتماعية (31 Dec. 2022), pp.482-493, 12 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
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Abstract EN
Contemporary education calls for the use of learner-centered approach over the traditional education where students are passive learners.
English as a foreign language can be best learned in a learnercentered approach.
The writing skill has always been taught in a teacher centered approach in schools which made students graduate with poor writing skills.
Therefore, researchers recommend the use of the learner-centered approach to develop the writing skill of language learners.
For this reason, a new educational system called the Bologna Process which adopts a learner-centered approach is currently being implemented in some departments and colleges of the University of Duhok.
This study investigates the effectiveness of the learner-centered approach in the learners’ writing skill, learner’s attitudes towards learning academic writing in a learner-centered teaching and learning environment, and to find out which learner-centered based activity students mostly prefer adopt when learning academic writing.
For this purpose, 16 students from the English Language Department/ College of Basic Education have been interviewed.
The results show that students find the learner-centered approach to have a positive effect on their writing skill since it help enhance their knowledge, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, brainstorming activities and essay structure.
As result, they have developed a positive attitude towards this approach and want to continue learning academic writing.
The findings also have revealed that the most preferred learner-centered activities are students’ presentations and group work.
Finally, the study ends up with some conclusions and recommendations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dewali, Tibah Izzat. 2022. The impact of learner-centered approach on EFL learners’ writing skill. Journal of Dohuk University،Vol. 25, no. 2 العلوم الإنسانية و الاجتماعية, pp.482-493.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dewali, Tibah Izzat. The impact of learner-centered approach on EFL learners’ writing skill. Journal of Dohuk University Vol. 25, no. 2 Humanities and Social Sciences (2022), pp.482-493.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1590215
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dewali, Tibah Izzat. The impact of learner-centered approach on EFL learners’ writing skill. Journal of Dohuk University. 2022. Vol. 25, no. 2 العلوم الإنسانية و الاجتماعية, pp.482-493.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1590215
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix: p. 493
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BIM-1590215