Genre-based approach in EFL writing: women's life stories study

RESEARCH QUESTION

What is the impact of using real women’s life stories to enhance situated writing processes following a genre based approach in an EFL third grade classroom, at Liceo Femenino Mercedes Nariño?

To identify the factors that influence students’ situated writing performance when women's life stories following a genre based are implemented.

To recognize the role of a set of activities based on women’s life stories in the development of writing skills in an EFL class

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

To analyze students’ responses to the use of women’s life stories following a genre based approach in an EFL class

CATEGORY 2:

Empowering students through the reading and writing of women’s life stories

CATEGORY 1:

Real women’s life stories as a learning tool in an EFL classroom

Providing meaningful learning through Real women’s life stories

Situated writing skills Improvement trough Real Women’s life stories

Discovering real heroines to create my own path

Diary creation as a means of self-expression

CATEGORY 3:

Analyzing students’ responses to the use of genre based approach to develop situated writing skills

Enthusiasm and improvement when writing about myself

CATEGORY 4:

Factors that influenced students’ situated writing performance

Authentic material to motivate students to write

Low language proficiency of students

SUBCATEGORIES:

SUBCATEGORIES:

SUBCATEGORIES:

SUBCATEGORIES:

Feeling support when writing having as a model real women's life stories