Impact of task planning on fluency, accuracy, and complexity in writing a case study on iranian university students
| Autor | Mojtaba Aghajani - Hanieh Amanzadeh |
| Cargo | Khatam ol-Anbia University, TEFL, foreign language department, Iran, Tehran - Alzahra University, TEFL, foreign language department, Tehran, Iran |
| Páginas | 28-40 |
QUID Nº30, pp. 28-40, enero -junio de 2018, ISSN: 1692-343X, Medellín-Colombia
IMPACT OF TASK PLANNING ON FLUENCY, ACCURACY, AND COMPLEXITY IN W RITING A
CASE STUDY ON IRANIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(Recibido el 12-01-2018. Aprobado el 03-05-2018)
PhD. Mojtaba Aghajani,
Khatam ol-Anbia University,
TEFL, foreign language department,
, Iran, Tehran
mojtaba.aghajani4545@gmail.com
MA. Hanieh Amanzadeh,
Alzahra University, TEFL, foreign
language department, Tehran, Iran,
amanzadeh.hanieh@gmail.com
Abstract. This study at tempted to explore the effects of task planning on young Iranian EFL learners’ writing
proficiency. More specifically, the study was intended to examine such effects on the three dimensions of language
proficiency, namely complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). In this study, 30 young Iranian University students
with the intermediate level of proficiency were selected from Khatam ol-Anbia University in Tehran, Iran. All the
participants were randomly assigned into the control and experimental groups. The Oxford placement test was run
in order to make sure that the two groups were homogeneous. Afterward, a series of writing tasks were developed
to examine participants’ performance in writing. In the experimental group, the p articipants were supposed to do
task planning based on the instruction they received from the instructor, while in the control group, participants,
although instructed about the planning, were not required t o do so. The results of the study indicated that task
planning had positive effect on almost all the dimensions of language proficiency. This implies that EFL teachers
can be very hopeful to successfully apply task planning in their classes because learners are willing to adapt
themselves to this new area of language teaching. Eventually, it is belie ved that the results of such re search will
encourage EFL teachers and learners to use task planning and have more positive attitude towards it.
Keywords. Task-based instructions, Task planning, Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency .
Citar, estilo APA: Aghajani, M., & Amanzadeh, H. (2018). Impact of task planning on fluenc y, accuracy, and complexity in writing a case study on Iraniab
University Students. Revista QUID (Special Issue), 28-40.
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