Teaching English Writing through Process-Genre Approach: An Action Research Project

Teaching English Writing through Process-Genre Approach: An Action Research Project

Nguyen Thi Huong Lan* lannth@hnue.edu.vn Hanoi National University of Education (VIETNAM)
Tran Duc Anh thesmallshine@gmail.com Faculty of English, Hanoi National University of Education (VIETNAM)
Summary: 
This study is an attempt to improve students’ writing proficiency at a high school in Vietnam. To achieve this aim, a two-cycle Critical Participatory Action Research project was conducted. During the intervention procedure, Process-genre approach was implemented into writing lessons which focused on expository essays. The data were collected from the teacher’s journal, questionnaire as well as the pre-test and post-test. The results indicate that students made considerable progress in most aspects of their writing, and they expressed positive opinions about this approach.
Keywords: 
Writing
process-genre approach
expository essays.
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