Naslov
Writing in English - the proficiency of Croatian students at the end of primary and secondary education

Autori
Zergollern-Miletić, Lovorka

Izvornik
Metodika (1332-7879) 8 (2007), 14; 205-220

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
level A2; level B1; primary school; secondary school; writing skills

Sažetak
The article describes the aims, the methodology and the results of a study on writing proficiency in English as a foreign language. The study was conducted within the project English in Croatia (130514). The aim of the study was to establish the respective levels of writing profi ciency in Croatian learners of English at the end of their primar, and at the end of their secondary education – whether they attain the levels envisaged and required by the national curriculum: level A2 at the end of primary school, and level B1 at the end of secondary school. The results have shown that students have attained those levels. The results have also shown that the profi ciency in writing, the most complex of the language skills, is affected by the length of English tuition (years), the intensity of tuition (applies only to secondary school students), learning other foreign languages (primarily German), as well as the use of the Internet. Ther research has proved that the girls attending primary and secondary schools have scored better at the English writing test than their male counterparts. The students’ overall profi ciency in English is in line with their results at the writing test. Writing is the best predictor of the mark in English. In addition to the results and comments, the article offers suggestions for further research.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski, engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

Napomena
Hrvatski tekst je na str. 190-204.

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