The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL

Pedro Antonio Chala Bejarano; Claudia Marcela Chapetón

The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL

Título traducido de la contribución: El papel de actividades basadas en géneros en la escritura de ensayos argumentativos en inglés como lengua extranjera

Pedro Antonio Chala Bejarano
, Claudia Marcela Chapetón

Departamento de Estudios del Lenguaje

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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Este artículo presenta los hallazgos de una investigación-acción realizada con un grupo de estudiantes de la licenciatura en Lenguas Modernas de una universidad colombiana. El estudio buscaba ir más allá del énfasis en las características lingüísticas y textuales en la escritura de ensayos argumentativos en inglés como lengua extranjera, mediante un conjunto de actividades basadas en géneros y comprendiendo la escritura como una práctica social situada. Los datos se obtuvieron a través de cuestionarios, entrevistas semiestructuradas, grabaciones de clase y artefactos de los estudiantes. Los resultados muestran que las actividades basadas en la enseñanza de géneros proporcionan apoyo a los participantes durante la experiencia investigativa y aumentan su conanza y actitud positiva hacia la escritura de ensayos. El estudio resalta la importancia de la interacción dialógica para ofrecer oportunidades de andamiaje, la escritura como proceso y el uso de muestras e instrucción explícita para facilitar la escritura.

Título traducido de la contribución	El papel de actividades basadas en géneros en la escritura de ensayos argumentativos en inglés como lengua extranjera
Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	127-147
Número de páginas	21
Publicación	Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Volumen	15
N.º	2
Estado	Publicada - 2013

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