Author(s)

Shengxia Ma ¹, Fuyong An ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of International Chinese Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan, 571158, China

Corresponding Author

Fuyong An

ABSTRACT

Writing instruction is a challenge, esp. for teaching Chinese as a second language. During the writing instruction for international students in China, the research team conducted two rounds of action research in 12 weeks. It was found that: 1) Oral output exercises on the writing topics can significantly improve learners' composition performance and writing skills; 2) Cultivating learners' observing, reasoning and imagining ability through Q & A tasks can effectively improve their writing ability; 3) Decomposition of writing tasks, providing "vocabulary chains" for learners, and laying "small steps" as "scaffolding" for learners can enhance their writing confidence and strengthen their learning motivation; 4) Oral fluency practice is still indispensable in teaching international students Chinese writing.

KEYWORDS

Teaching chinese as a second language, Writing instruction, Action research

CITE THIS PAPER

Shengxia Ma, Fuyong An, An Action Research on Cl2 Writing Instruction. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2023) Vol. 6: 65-74. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2023.061010.

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