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Metacognitive knowledge in EFL writing. (Language Teaching & Learning).

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| September 22, 2001 | Angelova, Maria | COPYRIGHT 2001 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of metacognitive knowledge on writing in English as a foreign language. Data were collected from 115 Bulgarian students who wrote argumentative essays in English. A subset sample of 40 essays representing good and poor writing was selected through blind scoring for further analysis. Students' knowledge about their writing strategies and the writing task was measured through questionnaires. The results indicate that there is a direct relationship between the quality of writing and the students' metacognitive knowledge. The quality of the written product seems to be affected by the students' knowledge about their method ...

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