Although a limited number of studies have been undertaken to support the argument that group discussion facilitates EFL writing, few studies have provided statistical proof for this. The present study was designed to ...Although a limited number of studies have been undertaken to support the argument that group discussion facilitates EFL writing, few studies have provided statistical proof for this. The present study was designed to compare the written work of two groups of Chinese students, in order to identify the differences in writing outcomes achieved with different teaching methods: conducting group discussions with the Experimental Group (EG) and teacher-dominance with the Control Group (CG). By comparing the two groups' written products and analyzing the sample writings and questionnaire results, the study suggests that group discussion facilitates students' writing better than traditional classes, in terms of content, readership and thinking patterns. [HJ][WTH3]展开更多
文摘Although a limited number of studies have been undertaken to support the argument that group discussion facilitates EFL writing, few studies have provided statistical proof for this. The present study was designed to compare the written work of two groups of Chinese students, in order to identify the differences in writing outcomes achieved with different teaching methods: conducting group discussions with the Experimental Group (EG) and teacher-dominance with the Control Group (CG). By comparing the two groups' written products and analyzing the sample writings and questionnaire results, the study suggests that group discussion facilitates students' writing better than traditional classes, in terms of content, readership and thinking patterns. [HJ][WTH3]
