This study attempted to systematically inspect the impact of direct and indirect corrective feedbacks on the writing ability of EFL learners when using product/process based instructions. To do so, 110 female EFL learners, between the ages of 15 and 18, were randomly assigned into four experimental groups to receive four different kinds of treatments, namely product-based instruction with direc...

OBJECTIVES Manipulations of the setting and instructions were tested for effects on language use and reported health following expressive writing (EW). METHODS Participants (N=76) wrote in one of three conditions that differed by setting and the delivery of writing instructions. RESULTS The results showed that altering the context for EW influences participants' language use and their perce...

Multilingual instructions generation has been the object of many studies recently, motivated by the increased need to produce multilingual manuals coupled with the cost of technical writing and translating. These studies concentrate on the automatic generation of instructions, leaving technical writers out of the loop. In many cases, however, it is not possible to dispense with human interventi...

1 Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University, Engineering Technology, Bellingham, WA 98225, [email protected] 2 Dr. Barbara Sylvester, Western Washington University, University Writing Program, Bellingham, WA 98225, [email protected] Abstract -In teaching the Engineering Technology Department’s new ethics course, instructors from Western Washington University’s Writing Program and ...

Written emotional disclosure has been reported to confer a variety of benefits on physical and psychological well-being. However, variable findings suggest that outcomes may vary systematically as a function of specific parameters of the experimental design. This study aims to investigate the unique and combined effects of disclosure instructions focusing on emotional expression and instruction...

This study investigates the effects of dictionary and thesaurus use on lexical sophistication variation, two components richness in second language (L2) writing. After writing a take-home essay as part their studies, 27 learners enrolled an English preparatory program at state university Turkey received brief instructions variation. Following instructions, were asked to revise essays by using t...