The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing

Autores
Trebucq, María Dolores
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
tesis de maestría
Estado
versión publicada
Colaborador/a o director/a de tesis
Giménez, Julio C.
Berrone, María Lucrecia
Descripción
Maestría en Inglés con Orientación en Lingüística Aplicada
Fil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.
The present study investigates the application of Genre Theory to the teaching of business report writing to university students. Five instructors, three raters and five groups of learners attending the fourth semester of a six-stage Business English course participated in this study. Three intact classes were randomly selected for the experimental group (EG) and two for the control group (CG). Each group was administered a pre-test requesting learners to write a business assessment report. The EG then received a four-week instruction period following the principles of a genre-based approach. The CG underwent no treatment. After the period of instruction, a post-test requesting the same task as the pre-test was administered to both groups. Three independent raters scored the reports using a five-band scale adapted for this study. The quantitative data collected from the tests were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Rank Sums and the Cohen's Simple Unweighted Coefficient statistical tests. Scripts were also analyzed for code associations using the AQUAD.5 (Analysis of Qualitative Data) software. The information gathered was triangulated with the data provided by questionnaires administered to students and interviews held with instructors. Results support the hypothesis that genre-based instruction enhances the written production of Business English learners with an intermediate English proficiency.
Fil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.
Materia
Genre Theory
Business English
Genre-based Instruction
Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras
Lingüística
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
Repositorio
Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC)
Institución
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report WritingTrebucq, María DoloresGenre TheoryBusiness EnglishGenre-based InstructionEnseñanza de Lenguas ExtranjerasLingüísticaMaestría en Inglés con Orientación en Lingüística AplicadaFil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.The present study investigates the application of Genre Theory to the teaching of business report writing to university students. Five instructors, three raters and five groups of learners attending the fourth semester of a six-stage Business English course participated in this study. Three intact classes were randomly selected for the experimental group (EG) and two for the control group (CG). Each group was administered a pre-test requesting learners to write a business assessment report. The EG then received a four-week instruction period following the principles of a genre-based approach. The CG underwent no treatment. After the period of instruction, a post-test requesting the same task as the pre-test was administered to both groups. Three independent raters scored the reports using a five-band scale adapted for this study. The quantitative data collected from the tests were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Rank Sums and the Cohen's Simple Unweighted Coefficient statistical tests. Scripts were also analyzed for code associations using the AQUAD.5 (Analysis of Qualitative Data) software. The information gathered was triangulated with the data provided by questionnaires administered to students and interviews held with instructors. Results support the hypothesis that genre-based instruction enhances the written production of Business English learners with an intermediate English proficiency.Fil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.Giménez, Julio C.Berrone, María Lucrecia2005info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccinfo:ar-repo/semantics/tesisDeMaestriaapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11086/18515enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC)instname:Universidad Nacional de Córdobainstacron:UNC2025-10-16T09:29:37Zoai:rdu.unc.edu.ar:11086/18515Institucionalhttps://rdu.unc.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://rdu.unc.edu.ar/oai/snrdoca.unc@gmail.comArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:25722025-10-16 09:29:37.929Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC) - Universidad Nacional de Córdobafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
title The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
spellingShingle The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
Trebucq, María Dolores
Genre Theory
Business English
Genre-based Instruction
Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras
Lingüística
title_short The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
title_full The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
title_fullStr The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
title_sort The Effect of Genre-based Instruction on the Teaching of Business Report Writing
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Trebucq, María Dolores
author Trebucq, María Dolores
author_facet Trebucq, María Dolores
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Giménez, Julio C.
Berrone, María Lucrecia
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Genre Theory
Business English
Genre-based Instruction
Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras
Lingüística
topic Genre Theory
Business English
Genre-based Instruction
Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras
Lingüística
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Maestría en Inglés con Orientación en Lingüística Aplicada
Fil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.
The present study investigates the application of Genre Theory to the teaching of business report writing to university students. Five instructors, three raters and five groups of learners attending the fourth semester of a six-stage Business English course participated in this study. Three intact classes were randomly selected for the experimental group (EG) and two for the control group (CG). Each group was administered a pre-test requesting learners to write a business assessment report. The EG then received a four-week instruction period following the principles of a genre-based approach. The CG underwent no treatment. After the period of instruction, a post-test requesting the same task as the pre-test was administered to both groups. Three independent raters scored the reports using a five-band scale adapted for this study. The quantitative data collected from the tests were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Rank Sums and the Cohen's Simple Unweighted Coefficient statistical tests. Scripts were also analyzed for code associations using the AQUAD.5 (Analysis of Qualitative Data) software. The information gathered was triangulated with the data provided by questionnaires administered to students and interviews held with instructors. Results support the hypothesis that genre-based instruction enhances the written production of Business English learners with an intermediate English proficiency.
Fil: Trebucq, María Dolores. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas, Argentina.
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