Effective Iranian EFL Writing Teachers (A Technology-based Framework)

Unravelling EFL teachers' mastery of TPACK: Technological pedagogical and content knowledge in writing classes

“…As a result, a wide range of writing approaches have been developed and embraced by scholars and academics. Specifically, four significant pedagogical approaches were adopted in EFL classes: product, process, genre and process-genre [ [4] , [5] , [6] ]. Each of these approaches introduces writing from a different theoretical perspective.…”

“…Despite this, teaching writing remains a challenging process that has proven to be quite intricate for teachers [ [4] , [5] , [6] ]. As part of the writing instruction, teachers are responsible for providing students with guidance and support to ensure students can complete writing tasks competently.…”

Investigating EFL Teachers' Familiarity with Effective Writing Approaches in Jordan

“…Consequently, acquiring various methods and strategies for teaching writing is important for an effective writing teacher; that is, EFL teachers should be familiar with the historical orientations in teaching writing. In this regard, many studies have investigated the effective ways of writing (Mozaheb, 2013). In this vein, Graham and Perin (2007) and Rogers and Graham (2008) conducted meta-analyses to identify the most effective practice for teaching writing.…”

Utilizing the Corpus Approach in Developing EFL Writing Skills

“…Pennington (2003) adopted the strong position maintaining that "those charged with instructing EFL students in Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology writing cannot afford to remain outside these developments ..., teachers should be prepared to bring computers into the center of their own pedagogical practice". Similarly, Mozaheb;Seifoori and Beigi (2013) added that the use of technology for teaching writing is another important circle that is lost in the age of the Internet and different communication tools, such as Facebook, Twitter and Wikis. Thus, students may have the chance to improve their writing skill with the technological opportunities more easily than the way they traditionally do.…”