The Influence of Teaching Strategies on Students’ Paraphrasing Strategies: A Case Study

International Journal of Independent Research and Studies, 2(3), 130-137, July 2013

8 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2013

See all articles by Daljeet Sedhu

Daljeet Sedhu

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC)

Mun Lee

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC)

S. Choy

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC)

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of teaching strategies on the paraphrasing skills of English-as-second-language learners. Data for this study was obtained from the teacher using reflective journals that were kept for the duration of the course. Studies have shown that keeping reflective journals helps teachers construct meaningful and effective teaching strategies. In this study the teacher’s observations of his students’ performances and comments about summary writing were recorded in weekly journals and then analysed. The results showed that the use of content-driven teaching strategies affected students’ acquisition of the paraphrasing skills taught. Students were found to perform better on the summary writing tests when teachers used content-driven teaching strategies. They also did better with a contextually unfamiliar passage than a passage with a familiar context if the main points were more direct and accessible. This further implies that apart from teaching strategies, the nature of a passage could influence students’ performances in summary writing. Further investigation is needed on the influence of the types of passages on students’ performance when paraphrasing.

Keywords: Paraphrasing skills, summary writing, reflective journals

Suggested Citation

Sedhu, Daljeet and Lee, Mun and Choy, S., The Influence of Teaching Strategies on Students’ Paraphrasing Strategies: A Case Study (2013). International Journal of Independent Research and Studies, 2(3), 130-137, July 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2306219

Daljeet Sedhu (Contact Author)

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC) ( email )

Jalan Kolej
Taman Bandar Baru
Perak, Kampar 31900
Malaysia

Mun Lee

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC) ( email )

Jalan Kolej
Taman Bandar Baru
Perak, Kampar 31900
Malaysia

S. Choy

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC) ( email )

Jalan Kolej
Taman Bandar Baru
Perak, Kampar 31900
Malaysia

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