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The Impact of Planning Participatory Structure on EFL Learners’ Planning Processes

Wensha Zheng
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v18.n3.p6
Abstract
Pre-task planning can be divided into individual planning and collaborative planning in terms of its planning participatory structures. This study aims to explore the influence of planning participatory structures on EFL learners’ planning processes. Results show that collaborative planning can improve students’ planning strategy use in all dimensions by analyzing the reflective journals and planning strategy questionnaires of participants. The study also reveals the whole detailed planning process under argumentative writing, which can give writing teaching some enlightenment.
Keywords
Pre-task planning; Planning process; Planning strategy; EFL writing
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