Journal writing: a silent kit for writing skills

Journal writing: a silent kit for writing skills

This article was published in the Horizon [© 2011 Department of English, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh].

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Samina Nasrin, Islam, Mohammad Aminul
Other Authors: BRAC Institutes of Languages
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: @ 2011 Horizon, Department of English, University of Chittagong 2018
Subjects:
Writing skill
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10772
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spelling 10361-107722019-09-30T05:20:37Z Journal writing: a silent kit for writing skills Chowdhury, Samina Nasrin Islam, Mohammad Aminul BRAC Institutes of Languages Writing skill This article was published in the Horizon [© 2011 Department of English, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh]. This article explores how dialogue journals can be used as a silent kit to improve writing skill. Sixty-five primary school teachers with limited English proficiency wrote dialogue journals in a teachers-training course during nine weeks. Data was gathered from their journal entries and post-study questionnaires. Dialogue journal was found effective to foster the development of descriptive writing, usage of correct syntax & vocabulary, critical thinking and finally to raise learners’ confidence in writing English. This article presents findings with necessary literature review and concludes with a number of recommendations on how EFL practitioners can use journals effectively to promote writing fluency of their students. 2018-10-28T06:45:55Z 2018-10-28T06:45:55Z 2011 Article Chowdhury, S. N., & Islam, M. A. (2011). Journal writing: A silent kit for writing skills. Horizon, (4), 105–120. 2223-0556 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10772 en application/pdf @ 2011 Horizon, Department of English, University of Chittagong
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