Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing

Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing

Sentence variety is a fundamental aspect in writing to avoid stereotypes, thus makes writing more interesting. It is taken more seriously when it comes to assessment (based on the IELTS Writing Band Descriptors), compared to teaching. Students seem to be reluctant to learn more about it, and teacher...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Liza, Jusoh, Zailani
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 2015
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PE English
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/
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spelling iium-117902017-05-03T06:44:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/ Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing Abdullah, Liza Jusoh, Zailani PE English Sentence variety is a fundamental aspect in writing to avoid stereotypes, thus makes writing more interesting. It is taken more seriously when it comes to assessment (based on the IELTS Writing Band Descriptors), compared to teaching. Students seem to be reluctant to learn more about it, and teachers are reluctant to teach (Saddler, 2007). With the intervention of sentence variety checklist (SVC) to promote sentence variety, this study investigates the validity of items in the SVC adapted from Langan (1993) to be justified prior to its use in the ESL writing classroom. Five ESL teachers who are the writing experts and have been teaching writing for more than 15 years in a public university in Malaysia responded to the questionnaire of 14 items rephrased from the items in the checklist and one open-ended question for further suggestions. The data were analysed by computing Content Validity Index (CVI) using ratings of content item relevance by the writing experts. The results reveal that out of 14 items, 12 items are rated as highly relevant while the other two are still relevant. In addition, passive voice is another item suggested to be included in the checklist in the efforts to boost students’ writing performance. Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/1/11970.pdf Abdullah, Liza and Jusoh, Zailani (2015) Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing. In: International Conference on Languages (ICL 2015), 10th-11th Oct. 2015, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. https://www.unisza.edu.my/icl2015/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=349
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Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
description Sentence variety is a fundamental aspect in writing to avoid stereotypes, thus makes writing more interesting. It is taken more seriously when it comes to assessment (based on the IELTS Writing Band Descriptors), compared to teaching. Students seem to be reluctant to learn more about it, and teachers are reluctant to teach (Saddler, 2007). With the intervention of sentence variety checklist (SVC) to promote sentence variety, this study investigates the validity of items in the SVC adapted from Langan (1993) to be justified prior to its use in the ESL writing classroom. Five ESL teachers who are the writing experts and have been teaching writing for more than 15 years in a public university in Malaysia responded to the questionnaire of 14 items rephrased from the items in the checklist and one open-ended question for further suggestions. The data were analysed by computing Content Validity Index (CVI) using ratings of content item relevance by the writing experts. The results reveal that out of 14 items, 12 items are rated as highly relevant while the other two are still relevant. In addition, passive voice is another item suggested to be included in the checklist in the efforts to boost students’ writing performance.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdullah, Liza
Jusoh, Zailani
author_facet Abdullah, Liza
Jusoh, Zailani
author_sort Abdullah, Liza
title Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
title_short Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
title_full Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
title_fullStr Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
title_full_unstemmed Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing
title_sort validating content of sentence variety checklist for esl writing
publisher Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/11790/1/11970.pdf
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