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Teaching Writing to EFL/ESP Arab Learners: A Socioculturally Based Approach
Dr. Abdellah Benahnia
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2016.04.004
Casablanca: Morocco; English Language Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Teaching writing to Arab EFL learners in general, and to students who have never been exposed to an Anglo-Saxon foreign language in particular in institutions of higher education, through incorporating culturally meaningful learning materials, can actually be enjoyable and fruitful. However, it can also be very challenging given the sociocultural and linguistic background of the learners as well as other factors related to the nature of the imported teaching materials from overseas. The challenge then is identifying and selecting materials for each particular class, as well as how to get students motivated and successfully engaged in the process of writing. This paper enlightens educators and language programs managers and planners about the mechanism of the writing process while incorporating the cultural components relevant to the learner, as well as drawing their attention to the benefits of engaging students in the actual process of writing and boosting their motivation via a meaningful socioculturally based approach.
teaching writing, EFL learners, Arab learners
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