Investigating the Implementation of the Inductive Approach in Teaching the Writing Skill: The Case of EFL Teachers of the Second Year Level in the Department of English at MMUTO.
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Date
2018-10
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
Abstract
The present study has investigated the application of the Inductive Method to the Teaching of
the Writing Skill in the Department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University, Tizi-Ouzou.
The investigation is concerned with teachers of the second year level. It aims to seek whether
the writing skill is taught inductively, to identify the different strategies used by the
instructors to improve students’ writing, and if it improves students’ performance in writing.
In order to meet the objectives of the study we have applied Decco’s Modalities (1996). For
collecting data, eighteen (18) classroom observation sessions have been conducted with seven
(07) groups of students, and seven (07) questionnaires distributed to the observed teachers. As
far as data analysis is concerned, we have adopted mixed-methods research combining
quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative data are analyzed using the Statistical
Package Analysis (SPSS). For the qualitative ones, they are analyzed using the Qualitative
Content Analysis (QCA). The results of the study reveal that the majority of the teachers of
the second year level do not implement the inductive method to teach the writing skill though
they admit its great importance. In fact, there is only one teacher who adopts it. Besides, they
follow set interesting strategies such as the deductive reasoning.
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52p.:ill;30cm.(+cd)
Keywords
Inductive Approach, Writing Skill, Decco’s Modalities.
Citation
Linguistique Appliquée et Sémiotique Sociale