EFFECTIVENESS OF FORMAL INSTRUTIONS ON EFL UNIVERSITY WRITING: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
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Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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This study sought to find out how effective instructions are in promoting language
proficiency of EFL Tanzania university students. 350 students from the University of
Dar es Salaam participated in the study, guided by four questions focussing on a)
students’ overall proficiency after the instruction, b) their proficiency levels across
various academic disciplines, and c) across instructional groups, and d) the gender
comparison of the observed proficiency. After the pre-test, followed by three weeks of
instructions, a post test was administered and the findings suggested marginal increase
in students’ written English proficiency with variations between the instructional
groups, academic disciplines and gender.
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Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION