The main purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effects of linear process versus genre-based approach on EFL learners’ written production. To this end, 40 learners of English at intermediate level were randomly selected as the participants of the study and assigned into two groups of experimental (process and genre) which received different types of instruction f...

The present study aimed at investigating the impact of a genre-specific strategy-based instructional inter- vention on translation quality, dominant translation and writing activities in the persuasive essays of a group of EFL learners within the perspective of activity theory. The main purpose of the study was to see, taking translation as a sort of writing in its own right, whether the ...

For teacher educators, genre-based pedagogies offer a valuable resource for assisting both preand inservice writing instructors to assist their students to produce effective and relevant texts. Instead of focusing on the process of composition, the content of texts, or the abstract prescriptions of disembodied grammars, genre pedagogies enable teachers to ground their courses in the texts that ...

In the ESP tradition, genre is often defined as “structured communicative events engaged in by specific discourse communities whose members share broad communicative purposes.” ESP genre research has generated numerous descriptions and explanations of discipline-specific genre exemplars and has produced various pedagogical proposals. However, what learners learn from these genre descriptions an...

This paper explores the current affordances and limitations of video game genre from a library and information science perspective with an emphasis on classification theory. We identify and discuss various purposes of genre relating to video games, including identity, collocation and retrieval, commercial marketing, and educational instruction. Through the use of examples, we discuss the ways i...

Although L2 writing is an essential element in multilingual learners’ language and literacy development K–12 schools, it often underemphasized overlooked lieu of the greater emphasis placed on reading. This lack focus warrants need for more specific instruction schooling, especially since through skills that learners become better able to communicate interact with others, achieve academic succe...

despite the crucial role of introductory sections in argumentative academic writing, the effects of genre- based approaches to writing introductory paragraphs have not been much explored yet. the present study aimed to investigate whether the provision of genre knowledge through modeling and non-modeling could enhance learners’ ability in writing introductory paragraphs of argumentative essays....

The objective of the study is to investigate improvement students' skills in writing descriptive text by using Genre-Based Approach seventh-grade students at MTs Daarul Muttaqien, South Tangerang. This a Classroom Action Research with VII grade consisting 22 as subjects study. main instrument employed collect data test supported observation and interview meet triangulation validity. result show...