Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach
The aim of this paper was to investigate the role of two cognitive factors, namely, personality traits and narrative writing intelligence (NWI) in L2 writing. The total of 416 English learners participated in this study in two different phases. For the purpose of this study, a narrative writing inte...
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| description | The aim of this paper was to investigate the role of two cognitive factors, namely, personality traits and narrative writing intelligence (NWI) in L2 writing. The total of 416 English learners participated in this study in two different phases. For the purpose of this study, a narrative writing intelligence scale (NWIS) was designed and used to score the writings of the first group of participants which included 200 Iranian learners of English in an EFL institute. The first writing task, which was a film recounting, contributed to designing this scale. Randall’s (1999) definition of narrative intelligence was the guideline to design the primary draft of NWIS. All 200 written film recounting were scored by this scale. The scores were transferred to SPSS 18.0. and Exploratory Factor Analysis was run. NWIS’ construct validity and reliability were confirmed. Moreover, the underlying dimensions causing correlation among the observed variables were reduced in three factors which account for 57.47% of the variance of the scale. The factors were named as Unity of the plot, Identification (of characters, objects, and ideas), and Voice and Rhetoric. The second group, who were female university students of EFL, were given two tasks, namely, writing a memory and filling Big-Five Personality test. Their writings were evaluated twice; once by employing the NWIS and once by a tailor-made writing scoring guide taken from Weigle’s (2002) guideline. Transferring all scores to Amos. 20, a SEM model was proposed by the researchers. The result shows the proposed model has good fit indices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49ee6e54a6634eb1b5023c777bab9a8c2023-12-23T10:47:19ZengAllameh Tabataba'i University PressIssues in Language Teaching2322-37152476-61942019-12-018216318510.22054/ilt.2020.20352.17811012Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM ApproachSima Ziaei0Behzad Ghonsooly1Zargham Ghabanchi2Hesamoddin Shahriari3Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Bahar Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, IranProfessor of Applied Linguistics in Ferdiwsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranAssociate Professor of Applied Linguistics in Ferdiwsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranAssistant Professor of Applied Linguistics in Ferdiwsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranThe aim of this paper was to investigate the role of two cognitive factors, namely, personality traits and narrative writing intelligence (NWI) in L2 writing. The total of 416 English learners participated in this study in two different phases. For the purpose of this study, a narrative writing intelligence scale (NWIS) was designed and used to score the writings of the first group of participants which included 200 Iranian learners of English in an EFL institute. The first writing task, which was a film recounting, contributed to designing this scale. Randall’s (1999) definition of narrative intelligence was the guideline to design the primary draft of NWIS. All 200 written film recounting were scored by this scale. The scores were transferred to SPSS 18.0. and Exploratory Factor Analysis was run. NWIS’ construct validity and reliability were confirmed. Moreover, the underlying dimensions causing correlation among the observed variables were reduced in three factors which account for 57.47% of the variance of the scale. The factors were named as Unity of the plot, Identification (of characters, objects, and ideas), and Voice and Rhetoric. The second group, who were female university students of EFL, were given two tasks, namely, writing a memory and filling Big-Five Personality test. Their writings were evaluated twice; once by employing the NWIS and once by a tailor-made writing scoring guide taken from Weigle’s (2002) guideline. Transferring all scores to Amos. 20, a SEM model was proposed by the researchers. The result shows the proposed model has good fit indices.https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_11012_958501e2494a1940cd16afdbbde1b6be.pdfbig-five personality traits inventoryexploratory factor analysisl2 writing sem modelnarrative writing intelligencenarrative writing intelligence scale |
| spellingShingle | Sima Ziaei Behzad Ghonsooly Zargham Ghabanchi Hesamoddin Shahriari Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach Issues in Language Teaching big-five personality traits inventory exploratory factor analysis l2 writing sem model narrative writing intelligence narrative writing intelligence scale |
| title | Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach |
| title_full | Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach |
| title_fullStr | Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach |
| title_short | Proposing a Cognitive EFL Writing Model Based on Personality types and Narrative Writing Intelligence: A SEM Approach |
| title_sort | proposing a cognitive efl writing model based on personality types and narrative writing intelligence a sem approach |
| topic | big-five personality traits inventory exploratory factor analysis l2 writing sem model narrative writing intelligence narrative writing intelligence scale |
| url | https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_11012_958501e2494a1940cd16afdbbde1b6be.pdf |
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