Explaining L2 writing performance through a chain of predictors: a SEM approach
Renewed calls for identifying other variables and validating previous models that account for the complex interplay of mechanisms that are activated in the writing process have been made. In response to this call, the study investigates whether text production processes (idea generation, idea enco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
2015
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8864/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8864/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8864/1/8787-25692-1-PB.pdf |
| Summary: | Renewed calls for identifying other variables and validating previous models that account for the complex
interplay of mechanisms that are activated in the writing process have been made. In response to this call, the
study investigates whether text production processes (idea generation, idea encoding, idea/text revision, and
idea transcription) mediate the effect of topic knowledge, linguistic knowledge, writing approach, and writing
experience on writing performance. Writer’s performance was measured by timed essays, while the
psycholinguistic and linguistic variables were measured by scales and tests. Results yielded by Structural
Equations Modeling indicate that topic knowledge and linguistic knowledge have direct effects on writing
performance and indirect effects on writing performance through text production process. Writing approach
and writing experience do not directly affect writing performance, but they indirectly affect writing performance
through text production processes. |
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