PE 45

كارشناسي ارشد

آموزش زبان انگليسي

پيام نور رشت

24/06/94

فريدون وحداني

نرجس بانو صبوري

Fluency , accuracy , writing skill , intermediate and advanced levels , EFL learners

وحداني،فريدون , صبوري،نرجس بانو

This research studied the correlation between fluency and accuracy in writing skill of Iranian intermediate and advanced EFL learners. The purpose of the research was to investigate if someone has a high accuracy in L2 writing she or he has necessarily a high fluency too or not. Fifty participants were selected by assigning a WPT test. All participants took part in composition writing tests and examined their fluency, accuracy and overall writing score are measured. Pearson product moment correlation test was performed using SPSS 22 to answer the research questions to find the possible correlations between accuracy and fluency in writing skill of Iranian intermediate and advanced foreign language learners. Moreover, the possible relationship between overall writing scores and fluency scores was examined through running Pearson correlation test. The results of the research revealed that as the students grow in proficiency there is a better correlation between these two constructs. Therefore, it is better for teachers do not emphasize just accuracy for EFL writing; rather let the students write more, as much as they want. Consequently, the accuracy of learners will improve with their gradual progress in fluency. The study could have implications for English language teachers, learners and text book writers.

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