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Timed Writing and Adult English‐Language Learners: An Investigation of First Language Use in Invention Strategies

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: As writing plays an increasingly important role in high‐stakes assessment, it is critical that different composition environments be explored. This article summarizes a study of the effects of native language use during the invention stage of a timed writing, similar to the type of writing demanded in such assessments as standardized tests and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Results show that English‐language learners (ELLs) in the beginning levels of English writing proficiency write superior essays when they brainstorm in English rather than their native language. Results for ELLs with higher levels of English proficiency were not significant but indicate that they write slightly better essays when brainstorming in their native languages.

Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

DOI: 10.1598/jaal.51.5.2

Authors: N. Eleni Pappamihiel, Takayuki Nishimata, Florin Mihai

Institutions: University of North Carolina Wilmington, Florida State University, University of Central Florida

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2017998045

FWCI: 9.917

Cites: 23

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10