Author/Authors
dülger, osman düzce üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, turkey
Title Of Article
A METAPHORICAL ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) WRITERS’ VIEWS ABOUT WRITING IN ENGLISH
شماره ركورد
45759
Abstract
The concept of writing in English has increasingly been a common area of interest for many, and developing writing skills is among the most complex skills to master in language learning. In this study, we investigated EFL writers’ views about writing in English through metaphors because, as a significant tool of phenomenology research, metaphorical analysis provides valuable data about many social, psychological, linguistic and cognitive variables. This phenomenological descriptive study was conducted at a Turkish university with 57 ELT major students, and ELT majors’ views on EFL writing were obtained through metaphorical conceptions of the participants in the study. The study reveals some significant data on learner views of EFL writing, and the data analysis suggest themes mainly with regard to writing as a process, and writing as a product. Specifically, the results of the study disclosed 19 themes regarding the process, and 6 themes could be identified in connection with viewing writing as a product. Themes that indicate views of writing in English pertaining to being an individual development process, themes about psychological, emotional and motivational dimensions of writing, and writer identity are among the prominent findings discovered in the research.
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1373
NaturalLanguageKeyword
EFL writing , metaphor analysis , writing as a product , writing as a process , writer views
JournalTitle
Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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1392
JournalTitle
Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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