Online Instruction and Creative Writing by Saudi EFL Freshman Students

Autor/in	Al-Jarf, Reima Saado
Titel	Online Instruction and Creative Writing by Saudi EFL Freshman Students
Quelle	22 (2007), Artikel 1 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Online Courses; College Freshmen; Poetry; Creative Writing; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Essays; Student Characteristics; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods; Creativity; Interpersonal Relationship; Females; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Studienanfänger; Lyrik; Poesie; Kreatives Schreiben; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kreativität; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study shows how online courses encouraged non-native freshman students to write poems and short stories in English as a foreign language. The 38 creative writers were enrolled in writing, grammar, vocabulary and reading courses that the author taught over 6 semesters. They were also registered in an asynchronous online course that was used as a supplement to in-class instruction. Samples of the students' poems and essays were collected, and a content analysis was performed. The study describes the online learning environment and what online writing tasks were used. It also shows the characteristics of creative writers, whether creative writing is related to creative writers' proficiency level in English, and what learning conditions, and strategic approaches impacted EFL students' creativity. Sample poems, essays and stories and examples of student-student and instructor-student interactions are appended. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01