Improving ESL students' descriptive writing through Wh-question technique

Premmilah Namasivayam

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Type :	article
Subject :	Q Science (General)
ISSN :	2222-6990
Main Author :	Premmilah Namasivayam
Additional Authors :	Swaran Singh, Charanjit Kaur Nor Azmi Mostafa Lajiman Janoory Maria Shu Abduilah
Title :	Improving ESL students' descriptive writing through Wh-question technique

Place of Production :	HRMARS
Year of Publication :	2017

Abstract :

This study examined the use of Wh-questions technique in English as Second language (ESL) writing class specifically descriptive writing. The objective of this study is to investigate urhether the Wh-questions technique is effective for descriptive writing. The study is an action research with an experimental design involving 22 parltcipants. The students were required to compose descriptive essay before and after the treatment which were treated as pre-test and post-test. Apart from that, an unstructured interview was conducted to identif'1 the students' perception towards the use of Wh-questions technique. The outcome of this study proves that the Whquestions technique is an effective pre-writing technique for ESL IVlaiaysian secondary school students. Students indicated positirre perceptions towards the use \A.lh-qr,restions technique in descriptive writing.

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