Mohamed Benmhamed

Reading / Writing Connections: the Effects of Reading and Writing Practice on Moroccan Efl Learner's Writing Ability Mohamed Benmhamed

Throughout the long history of language acquisition in general, and the acquisition of the written medium in particular, different theories have emerged and, consequently, different views to account for and explain the mysteries of written language acquisition have seen light. The understanding and discussion of these theories and views will not only shed light on the essence of writing and its place in the whole process of second language acquisition, but also give more insight into the second language teaching methods these theories advocate, especially composition teaching methods. Accordingly, this book investigated the effect of reading model essays and writing practice on Moroccan EFL students? persuasive writing performance. The major purpose behind this study was to compare the impact of reading and writing practice on the development of Moroccan students? argumentative writing performance and shed more light on the reading writing relationship