The objective of this research is to correlate the factors that might influence the quality of Japanese college students’ descriptive writing in English as a foreign language. The factors included students’ Japanese descriptive writing, English proficiency, knowledge of English writing, processes of English writing, past instructional and writing experiences of both Japanese and English, and likes and dislikes of writing. Forty five Japanese college students wrote two descriptive writings, one in Japanese and the other in English, and then answered questionnaires. Fourteen of the students also participated in oral interviews. The quantitative analysis suggested that three factors such as Japanese descriptive writing, English proficiency, and knowledge of English writing, influence the quality of English descriptive writing. Among them, Japanese descriptive writing correlates most highly to English descriptive writing. In addition, there were also relatively high correlations between the ratings of Content and Organization in Japanese and English writings. The analysis of questionnaires showed that good writers gained experience and instructions of writing, feedback from the teachers, and also opportunities to revise both in Japanese and English. In addition, good writers designed the organization of writing using a separate sheet of paper, with taking into account of their readers to be.
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THE PRESENT STUDY METHOD Participants Instruments Data Collection RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Quantitative Analysis Qualitative Analysis CONCLUSION THE AUTHOR REFERENCES APPENDIX
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Chiharu Nakanishi [ Kunitachi College of Music, Japan ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.