Argument maps as schematic representations of arguments and their logical and evidential relationships are effective diagrams for instruction in education as well as in L2 development. However, their use for teaching L2 writing in EFL contexts has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of argument mapping instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ writing achieveme...

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of teaching accurate grammar inwriting via enriched long text and short text for the elementary students atShokouhe_Farhang institute. The homogenized subjects were divided into two groups of 18and 17 participants. Using a writing exam as a pretest in order to check the students’knowledge in English past tense. The control group received the...

the present paper aims to analyze the method of sibooye in syntactic analysis with reference to grammar writing and applied syntax. the outcome of this study shows that the method of sibooye is structure writing mixed with analysis. he didn’t suffice to quoting what he heard but moves forward and does functionalism analysis. the nearest reasons showing sibooye’s attempt on this method is that m...

the purpose of the present study was to compare writing high achievers and low achievers tefl (teaching english as foreign language) learners’ writing self-beliefs. subjects, based on their officially recorded scores on the writing course, were assigned in two 22-member groups of high and low achievers. the adapted english version of mills’ and péron’s (2008) questionnaire and the foreign langu...

English language learners are frequently unable to benefit from the prevailing process-writing approaches due to a lack of grammar and vocabulary knowledge relevant to academic writing. This paper describes how the need for explicit grammar instruction as part of preparing students to write can be addressed by using a collection of learner texts and transforming that collection into an online g...