tailieunhanh - Using Dialogue Journals to Improve Writing for English Language Learners

Considering the vital importance of writing skill in ESL studies, it is highly desirable that learners of English in our schools and colleges have the required level of proficiency in this field. However, the glaring truth is that majority of students at High School level in vernacular medium schools through out the country have a very poor proficiency level in writing. This has been studied and recorded by many research scholars from various parts of the country. With respect to Andhra Pradesh, this is a known fact that the learners of regional medium schools are in a pathetic condition. | Running Head DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 1 Using Dialogue Journals to Improve Writing for English Language Learners Kaitlyn Datzman University of Arkansas DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 2 Abstract This study investigated the impact of dialogue journal writing on the writing performance of four fourth-grade English Language Learners at an elementary school in Northwest Arkansas. Writing performance was measured using the Arkansas State Department Writing Rubric for Fourth Grade. The intervention involved writing back and forth on various topics of interest between the researcher and the students for 12 weeks. The students who participated in the journal writing showed greater improvement in writing when compared to the other four English Language Learners from the same class who did not participate in the dialogue journal writing. The grown in writing indicates this may be an effective strategy for improving the writing skills of English Language Learners. Keywords English Language Learners dialogue journals writing 6 1 Traits DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 3 Table of Contents List of Tables and Definition of Terms .9 Organization of the Research Review of District School Classroom Data Intervention Baseline During Post Intervention Review of .