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To Whom Do We Write?: Audience in EFL Composition Classes

To Whom Do We Write?: Audience in EFL Composition Classes

Shaker Ali Al-Mohammadi, Emira Derbel
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781466666191|ISBN10: 1466666196|EISBN13: 9781466666207
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6619-1.ch012
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Al-Mohammadi, Shaker Ali, and Emira Derbel. "To Whom Do We Write?: Audience in EFL Composition Classes." Methodologies for Effective Writing Instruction in EFL and ESL Classrooms, edited by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 197-208. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6619-1.ch012

APA

Al-Mohammadi, S. A. & Derbel, E. (2015). To Whom Do We Write?: Audience in EFL Composition Classes. In R. Al-Mahrooqi, V. Thakur, & A. Roscoe (Eds.), Methodologies for Effective Writing Instruction in EFL and ESL Classrooms (pp. 197-208). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6619-1.ch012

Chicago

Al-Mohammadi, Shaker Ali, and Emira Derbel. "To Whom Do We Write?: Audience in EFL Composition Classes." In Methodologies for Effective Writing Instruction in EFL and ESL Classrooms, edited by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Vijay Singh Thakur, and Adrian Roscoe, 197-208. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6619-1.ch012

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Abstract

Writing is a complex process and used of course for an incalculable range of purposes and audiences. Teaching students to write in their mother tongue is hard, but teaching them to do this in a second or foreign language is even harder. This chapter focuses on the question of audience in teaching and learning writing, arguing that it is vital for students to be aware of an audience that eventually determines what, why, and how they will write. It seeks to provide a thorough understanding of Omani EFL students' conception of audience and their current level of audience awareness and also to explore the relationship between audience awareness and students' performance in composition classes and tests.

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