TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Page LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. 1 Background to the study 1. 2 Statement the problem 1. 3 Purposes of the study 1. 4 Scope of the study 1. 5 Method of the study 1. 6 Design of the study CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2. 1 What is academic writing and essay writing? 2. 2 Patterns of essay organization 2. 3 Major approaches to teaching writing 2. 3. 1 Introduction 2. 3. 2 Features and limitations of major approaches to teaching writing 2. 3. 2. 1 The product approach 2. 3. 2. 2 The process approach 2. 3. 3 Conclusion CHAPTER THREE: THE STUDY 3. 1 Methodology 3. 1. 1 Participants and location 3. 1. 2 Instruments 3. 2 Data collection procedures 3. 3 Data and data analysis 3. 3. 1 The questionnaire report 3. 3. 2 Suggested alternative essay writing teaching procedure 3. 3. 2. 1 The 10-step procedure 3. 3. 2. 2 Discussion of the teaching steps 3. 4 Experimental teaching procedure 3. 4. 1 The checklist collection 3. 4. 2 The learning logs 3. 4. 2. 1 Factors influencing learners’ motivation 3. 4. 2. 2 Changes in learners’ attitude to learning writing CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION 4. 1 Summary of the findings 4. 2 Recommendations and suggestions 34 34 35 REFERENCES 36 APPENDICES Appendix A (The questionnaire completed by the learners) Appendix B (The proofing checklist) Appendix C (The learning logs) Appendix D (The course outline) Appendix E (The brief handout questions) Appendix F (The writing paper samples) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1. AD: Agreeing and Disagreeing 2. AIC: American International College 3. EX: Giving an Explanation 4. MA: Making an Argument 5. PR: Stating a Preference 6. TOEFL: Test of English as Foreign Language 7. TWE: Test of Written English 8. IELTS: International English Language Test Systems 9. EFC: English First Certificate 10. ETS: English Test Systems 11. USA: United States of America 12. WTO: World Trade Organization 13. 01 F 6 g: Unit 1- First Checklist; number 6- Group writing 14. 10 L 103 i: Unit 10 – Last checklist; number 103- Individual writing LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS Table 1: Learners by age, gender and job 13 Table 2: Learners’ experience in learning English 14 Table 3: Learners’ use of English 14 Table 4: Learners’ reasons for learning and expectations from the course and teacher 15 Table 5: Learners’ opinion on teacher’s guidance on writing and textual features 18 Table 6: The activities enjoyed by learners and applied by the teacher 20 Table 7: Results of learners’ checklists 28 Chart 1: Frequency of using English 14 Chart 2: Learners’ opinion on previous textbooks 16 Chart 3: Learners’ attitudes to writing lessons 18 Chart 4: Learners’ revising activities 24
