The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students

Demera Macías, Alexandra Gabriela

The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students

dc.contributor.advisor	Fajardo Dack, Tammy
dc.contributor.author	Demera Macías, Alexandra Gabriela
dc.coverage	Cuenca-Ecuador	es_ES
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-19T16:22:42Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-19T16:22:42Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description	This research paper describes a mixed-methods study with a one group, pretest- posttest design that aimed to analyze the effects of writing reflective journals on the writing skills of 25 EFL sophomore learners. It also examined the participants’ perceptions of reflective journals as a learning strategy. The data were collected in two phases. In the first phase, a pre-test and a post-test were applied to gather the quantitative data. The researchers employed a writing assessment rubric to score the pre- and post-tests to assess the students’ EFL proficiency level. And in the second phase, participants were required to fill out an open-ended questionnaire of six questions to collect the qualitative data. It was demonstrated that reflective journals had a positive impact on the participants’ writing skills development and that they were perceived as a helpful learning strategy to boost English proficiency. These findings could help EFL students improve their metacognitive skills, which are required in the Ecuadorian curriculum.	es_ES
dc.format	application/pdf	es_ES
dc.identifier.citation	Demera Macías, A. G., & Fajardo Dack, T. (2023). The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students. Runas. Journal of Education and Culture, 4(7), e230100. https://doi.org/10.46652/runas.v4i7.100	es_ES
dc.identifier.doi	https://runas.religacion.com/index.php/about/article/view/100	es_ES
dc.identifier.journal	Runas. Journal of Education and Culture	es_ES
dc.identifier.other	19BT-2023-TEI15
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.ucacue.edu.ec/handle/ucacue/14713
dc.language.iso	eng	es_ES
dc.publisher	Universidad Católica de Cuenca	es_ES
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess	es_ES
dc.source	UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CUENCA	es_ES
dc.source	UCACUE	es_ES
dc.subject	Communicative competence	es_ES
dc.subject	writing skills	es_ES
dc.subject	expressive language	es_ES
dc.subject	language acquisition	es_ES
dc.title	The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students The impact of reflective journals on the writing skills of EFL sophomore students	es_ES
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es_ES
thesis.degree.discipline	MAESTRÍA EN ENSEÑANZA DE INGLES COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA	es_ES
thesis.degree.grantor	Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Unidad Académica de Posgrado	es_ES
thesis.degree.level	Maestría	es_ES
thesis.degree.program	Presencial	es_ES