Illustration of the Writing Techniques and the Writing Process  According to Nation

Mahieddine, Rachid; Lakhrif, Halima

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Volume 10, Numéro 3, Pages 04-16
2017-06-13

Illustration Of The Writing Techniques And The Writing Process According To Nation

Authors : Mahieddine Rachid . Lakhrif Halima .

Abstract

Throughout these papers we intend to highlight some writing techniques especially those that are integrated in Nation’s book Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing: spelling and meaning-focused input, spelling and meaning-focused output, spelling and language-focused learning, and spelling and fluency development. These are proposed as a programme that might enhance the learners’ writing skill. Practically, we have limited our study to Nation’s view of writing as a process. Taking into account the latter, we have analysed the students’ exam papers that are randomly collected. We have mostly adopted a quantitative method of research, in which our sample consists of twenty-five (25) papers; we have included fifteen (15) criteria that enable us to assess to what extent students succeed or fail in implementing the steps of the writing process. Though five criteria are qualitative, they may be interpreted quantitatively.