the use of mind mapping to develop writing skills in uae schools

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1、Thecurrentissueandfulltextarchiveofthisjournalisavailableatwww.emeraldinsight.com/1753-7983.htmEBSTheuseofmindmapping4,2todevelopwritingskillsinUAEschools120ShammaAlNaqbiHigherCollegesofTechnology,RasAlKhaimahWomen’sCollege,RasAlKhaimah,UnitedArabEmiratesAbstractPurposeThepurposeo

2、fthispaperistostudytheeffectivenessofusingmindmappingasamethodologytohelpstudentstoplaneffectivelyforawritingtaskunderanassessmentsituation.Design/methodology/approachThemethodologyincludedavarietyofqualitativedatacollectiontechniquessuchasinterviews,mindmapanalysis,observationche

3、cklistandreflectivejournal.FindingsEvidenceandresearchoutcomessuggestedthatmindmappingdidhelpstudentstoplanandorganizetheirideasforwritingtasksunderexamconditions.Researchlimitations/implicationsAmajorlimitationoftheresearchwasthatthedurationoftheresearchwasveryshort.Theturnaroundt

4、imebetweentheintroductionofmindmapping,theimplementationoftheauthorsteachingstrategiesandthefinalmockexaminationwasjustamatterofweeks.Theresultsmaybemoresignificantifthesamestudentswereretestedinsixmonthsandagaininoneyear,andthiswouldhelptheauthorsresearchtobemorereliable.Originalit

5、y/valueThisresearchhasshowntheeffectivenessofusingmindmappingasaplanningtoolandofferspracticalhelpforteacherswhoteachwritingskillsinupperEnglishasaforeignlanguageclassrooms.KeywordsUnitedArabEmirates,Mindmaps,Languages,CreativewritingPapertypeResearchpaperIntroductionThispaperpres

6、entstheprocessandfindingsofaclassroom-basedactionresearchwhichwasconductedovertenweeksofmysecondsemesterinternshipinagovernmenthighschoollocatedintheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE).ThetargetpopulationconsistedoffemaleGrade11,Englishasaforeignlanguage(EFL)learnersagedbetween16and17years.The

7、focusgroupofthisresearchwasthreestudentsselectedbasedontheirparentsagreementtobeparticipantsinthisacademicinvestigation.Thisresearchbeganduringthefirstsemesterofmyteachingpracticewithapreliminaryinvestigationtogatherinformationaboutthecurrentpracticesthatteachersingovernmenthighsch

8、oolsusetoteachandenhancewriting.T