Task-based Meaningful Literacy for Language Learners

Saaty, Ahdab A.

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“…The learners' meaning-making processes empower both of these activities. Since the learner's experiences, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, history, and relationship to the world are important when learning a language, meaningful literacy can recontextualize the language learning process (Saaty, 2015(Saaty, , 2019. More specifically, creating effective language learning environments for learners means engaging and bridging the learner's life experiences with school subjects (Saaty, 2019.…”

Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

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“…Since the learner's experiences, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, history, and relationship to the world are important when learning a language, meaningful literacy can recontextualize the language learning process (Saaty, 2015(Saaty, , 2019. More specifically, creating effective language learning environments for learners means engaging and bridging the learner's life experiences with school subjects (Saaty, 2019. Hence, it is incredibly powerful when a language learner can communicate ideas and past experiences in a second or foreign language (Saaty, 2015(Saaty, , 2019.…”

Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, creating effective language learning environments for learners means engaging and bridging the learner's life experiences with school subjects (Saaty, 2019. Hence, it is incredibly powerful when a language learner can communicate ideas and past experiences in a second or foreign language (Saaty, 2015(Saaty, , 2019. This powerful experience alters how the learner views the new language as a means of expressing themselves personally and as a language that they control and use (Hanauer, 2012).…”

Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many empirical studies have shown that students' experiences are positively and significantly correlated with expectations for continuing education and developing a sense of belonging in the academic community (Asri et al, 2022;Hanauer & Bauerle, 2012;Jubhari et al, 2022;Pierson, 2014;Rakhmanbergenova, 2022;Saaty, 2015Saaty, , 2019Saaty, , 2020. Nonetheless, few research studies (e.g., Hanauer, 2010Hanauer, , 2012Hanauer, , 2015Nicholes, 2017aNicholes, , 2017b have linked creative writing, such as poetry and fiction writing, to a meaningful literacy instruction approach that focuses on the individual learner to place them at the center of the learning process to facilitate writing development.…”

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Correlations Between Expressing Feelings, Conveying Thoughts, and Gaining Confidence when Writing Personal Narratives in One’s First and Second Language

Saaty

2023

WJEL

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This article aims to identify if writing personal narratives in one’s first and second language help in expressing feelings, conveying thoughts, and gaining confidence in writing. This study reflects a meaningful literacy approach focused on the individual language learner at the center of the learning process to facilitate writing development. Data came from current and former English majors who have taken creative writing courses. Participants were from private and public universities and a professional group on Facebook (N = 34). Data were collected through an online survey. Research questions were tested with statistical measures of correlations. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were used to check whether the data were normally distributed. Then, the Spearman rho test was used to check for correlations and covariance because the data were not normally distributed. Results revealed a correlation between expressing feelings, conveying thoughts, and gaining confidence when writing personal narratives in one’s first and second language. The findings can be applied in writing classrooms by integrating writing personal narratives to help students express feelings, convey thoughts, and gain confidence in writing. It is important for educators to understand how personal narrative writing supports students’ learning process in writing classes and beyond.

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Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

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Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Creative Writing and Meaningful Literacy In Language Learnin...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Correlations Between Expressing Feelings, Conveying Thoughts, and Gaining Confidence when Writing Personal Narratives in One’s First and Second Language

Saaty

2023

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“…The importance of offering meaningful lifelong learning experiences for language learners is an essential instructional approach (Hanauer, 2012;Saaty 2015;2019). Today, almost all students are accessing social networks whether from their mobile devices or computers.…”

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The Rhetoric of Twitter in Terms of the Aristotelian Appeals (Logos, Ethos, and Pathos) in ESL/EFL Educational Settings

Saaty¹

2020

ELT

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The article argues that the Aristotelian appeals (logos, ethos, and pathos) can be taught through the use of Twitter as an educational tool to build connections between everyday informal writing on social media and academic writing. It highlights the utilization of Twitter in English second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) educational settings for supporting learners’ rhetorical awareness and understanding of different writing genres. The main purpose of this article is to provide pedagogical implications and future research potentials on the use of Twitter in ESL/EFL educational settings. The Aristotelian appeals are discussed as the framework for the analysis of Twitter’s content in ESL/EFL educational contexts. In this regard, this research question is addressed: How can Twitter serve as a tool for teaching the fundamentals of writing competency in terms of the Aristotelian appeals (logos, ethos, and pathos) in ESL/EFL educational settings? To explore the current state of research and inform future studies, the researcher reviews selected academic articles on the use of Twitter in ESL/EFL language classes. All articles were accessed using Google Scholar, ERIC, and ProQuest databases. The researcher examines empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals as well as non-empirical studies. This article addresses Twitter users’ constructions of logos, ethos, and pathos, and presents some of the accessible characteristics of Twitter. Also, it briefly provides pedagogical implications of understanding the Aristotelian appeals through Twitter in ESL/EFL educational contexts that can support the teaching and learning processes. Lastly, the researcher proposes potential research directions for Twitter use in ESL/EFL educational settings.

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Consumers’ Perceptions of the Supply of Tap Water in Crisis Situations

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Rak

2020

Energies

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This paper first presents the results of polling on the subject of potable water in crisis situations, with respondents from south-eastern Poland’s Subcarpathian region asked for their opinions on the level of nuisance associated with water supply interruptions and water quality, levels of consumption and water companies’ quality of service. Among the respondents 53% regard the quality of the water they receive as satisfactory, while a quarter see it as only average. However, respondents are relatively satisfied with the corporate response when supplies are interrupted, as methods and means of notification are judged effective by 60%. Continuing with work to assess possibilities for water companies to improve their performance in crisis situations, the present study generates an Analytical Hierarchy Process allowing recipients to determine importance criteria where quality of service is concerned. This could facilitate management by water companies, providing for centralised control and comparison that help secure services of appropriate quality. The process can also help protect different groups of recipients, as safety is evaluated through analysis of functioning, and of failures and losses.

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Task-based Meaningful Literacy for Language Learners

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Correlations Between Expressing Feelings, Conveying Thoughts, and Gaining Confidence when Writing Personal Narratives in One’s First and Second Language

Correlations Between Expressing Feelings, Conveying Thoughts, and Gaining Confidence when Writing Personal Narratives in One’s First and Second Language

The Rhetoric of Twitter in Terms of the Aristotelian Appeals (Logos, Ethos, and Pathos) in ESL/EFL Educational Settings

Consumers’ Perceptions of the Supply of Tap Water in Crisis Situations

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