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Composing Through the Transformation Technique


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Rajasingam Solomon, Caroline Selvarani (1998) Composing Through the Transformation Technique. [Project Paper Report]

Abstract

This project paper is an investigation of how language teachers can effectively utilise transformations of stories to motivate students to generate ideas, and write creatively a story of their own using what they have read as a guide or model. Twenty form one volunteers wrote two transformations based on the original story, "The Silkie". The transformations were then compared with the original story in terms of changes made. This study indicates that transformations can be used in Malaysia as a means to motivate ESL students to generate ideas and increase their fluency in writing as students wrote interesting stories of their own using culturally familiar ideas. This study also reveals that students can be trained to write, if fluency and not correctness is emphasised in the writing classroom.


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Item Type: Project Paper Report
Subject: Comprehension
Subject: English language - Composition and exercises - Ability testing
Subject: English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Malaysia
Call Number: FPP 1998 11
Chairman Supervisor: Mr. Jayakaran Mukundan
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
Depositing User: Muizzudin Kaspol
Date Deposited: 03 Jan 2011 07:02
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2011 08:49
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9033
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