Dialogue Journal Writing Through a Literature-Based Approach in an EFL Setting

Dialogue Journal Writing Through a Literature-Based Approach in an EFL Setting

This study examined the implementation of dialogue journal writing adopted as one of the strategies in a literature-based EFL classroom. Data collection consisted of writing samples from dialogue journals, a survey, interviews, teachers' journal and field notes, and other classroom documents. The data were analyzed to answer the research question: What happens in terms of the learners' language development and literary responses when a teacher responds to her students through dialogue journal writing in an EFL literature-based instruction? The analysis of the data revealed that the students viewed dialogue journal writing as a good way to learn and develop English writing skills. Dialogue journal writing also served as a means of opening and maintaining ongoing communication between the teacher and each student, and of extending students' experience of the world by responding to the teacher and the literature they read. Considering the impact of dialogue journal writing through a literature-based approach, the researcher suggests the implementation of dialogue journal writing and further studies in other EFL settings.