The government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia proclaimed a new curriculum for reconstructing the education system. The programme aimed at changing the predominantly-used teacher-centred instructional strategies to student-centred, active learning methods. This motivated the main research question of this study namely What are Ethiopian students’ learning styles and attitudes towards active learning approaches? The specific research questions that were investigated were: • What are the learning styles of students in Grade 10 public and private schools and at second year university level, and do these students prefer certain learning styles? • What are the attitudes of students at Grade 10 public and private schools, and at second year university level in respect of active learning approaches? • Do significant relationships exist between the students’ learning styles and their attitudes towards active learning as regards the four dimensions of the Index of Learning Styles (ILS), namely active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, visual-reflective and sequential-global? • Are there significant differences in the students’ learning styles and their attitudes towards active learning in respect of gender, different education levels and types of schools? In order to answer these questions, the study made use of an exploratory, descriptive design. By means of questionnaires data were collected from a purposefully and a conveniently selected sample of 920 students from Grade 10 government and private schools and second year university students in Hawassa, Ethiopia. The sample comprised of 506 males and 414 females, 400 students from Government schools and 249 from private schools, and 271 from the university. The data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics (means and correlations) and inferential statistics (analysis of variance). The results indicated that the majority of the students’ learning styles were balanced between the two dimensions of the ILS scales. As secondary preference, they tended towards moderate categories, and a small section of the students preferred the strong categories of the scales. Secondly, the study determined that the sampled students in general, demonstrated a positive attitude towards active learning. Thirdly, by means of the study a significant relationship was ascertained between the students’ attitudes towards active learning and the active-reflective dimension of the ILS. Fourthly, significant differences were indicated in the students’ learning styles and attitudes towards active learning in respect of their gender, their education level and the types of schools. / Psychology of Education / D. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

在知識的理論中，最惹人注目的問題之一，就是概念和知識怎樣產生，以及經驗與新的組織有什麼關係，在這個問題上有兩大對立的理論：行為主義與認知主義。在認知主義□又有一個很重要的關鍵點，就是探討出「人何以得知」的疑問，而這個疑問經由許多學者的研究仍沒有一個整合性的概念。架構在學習認知的這個疑問下，本研究利用Weick「釋意」概念做為理解的工具，針對學生的複雜學習歷程進行分析，採用個案研究的方式來進行，以了解學生如何將學習環境予以結構化、理解、詮釋與分析，最後採納行動並進行預測。 資訊系統專案開發一直是資訊相關科系必要訓練之一。雖然此類資訊系統開發的規模不如業界，但是從學校教學的角度來看，透過一些實際個案的演練，學生應仍可獲得實務開發的經驗累積。而此種專題式的學習主要的重點在於學生如何運用團體的力量來獲得最佳的學習效果，因此團隊如何組成與運作，還有後續學習策略的運用對學生來說都是相當重要的。本研究個案一即以資料庫系統開發的十組學生團隊進行觀察，了解他們如何從自己的定位、組員的互動、領導角色的扮演到團隊集體共識的形成，而研究結果發現許多與實務專案團隊運作上相當不同之處，例如團隊領導與團隊情感的關係，分工型態的演變等。個案二建基於個案一的研究結果上，觀察學生的團隊狀況與他們所採行的學習策略之間的關係，研究結果亦發現學生之學習策略均建基於對團隊的認同上，對於學習環境的不同釋意也會影響所採行的學習策略。 最後本研究從團隊合作與學生學習策略的說明來補足認知理論的不足，並以多層次的分析架構，從學生個人認同、團隊認同、班級認同逐層擴展，確立在專題式學習中個人地位、團體地位與組織地位的重要性，同時共提出十二大命題說明研究結果。 / From the perspective of the theory of knowledge, the most critical question is how concept and knowledge are produced, what are the relationship between experience and the new group. There are two opposing theories of this question: the association theory and the cognitive theory. In cognitive theory, the key point is to confer the doubt of how people get knows. Based on the cognitive theory, this research explored students’ sensemaking in the team formation, operation, and learning strategies through observation and interviews. Developing an information system is a requisite training for all MIS students. The learning activities include system analysis and design, database, programming, team working, schedule planning, etc. Such a project-based leaning, a database management course, was chosen by this study. There were two cases. In the first case, this research observed ten student teams to interpret how sensemaking to be a central activity in the construction of both the learning environments and the environments it confronts. Students continuously interpreted the meaning of learning environments, adjusted their steps with other team members in order to finish an information system. The results indicate that the characteristics of student project teamwork are different from the real world. In the second case, this research explored the relationship of team working and learning strategies. The findings show that students adopt learning strategies through their organization identity. Different interpretation of environment cause distinct learning strategies that students use. Finally, this research provides complementary explanations to the cognitive theory and uses multi-level theorizing model to replenish students sensemaking process. Twelve propositions are introduced to understand the IS development process from students’ deep insides.

回溯過去的研究,教師信念對於其教學行為影響非常深遠，但是對於字彙學習策略融入教學這個議題，相關的研究仍然不多。本研究旨在探討高職英文教師對於字彙學習策略融入教學的信念還有實際的教學情形。文獻探討涵蓋字彙教學的發展、字彙學習策略的理論以及教師信念與實踐。 本研究所蒐集到的有效問卷為二百零一份，研究的對象為台灣的高職英文教師。研究方式採用量化的教師問卷佐以質性的教師訪談。共有八位教師參與本研究的訪談。訪談的內容經過整理分析，用來解釋或補充問卷統計的結果。分析問卷時，採用的統計方法有描述性統計、相關係數、單因子變異數分析。本研究的主題如下：(一) 教師信念及教學情形：分別以認知策略、社會策略、後設認知以及學習媒介等策略來探討、(二)教師信念與其實踐情形是否符合，與造成兩者之間不相符的可能原因以及(三)探討影響教師信念與實踐的各種因素。 本研究的主要發現是： 1. 教師對於字彙學習策略融入教學抱持相當正面的態度，而實踐程度是中低等以上。 2. 由於統計顯示教師信念和實踐是正相關，教師實踐和他們的信念大致符合，不過教師所面臨的一些問題如教學時數限制、學生動機、教科書的設計、資源不足等會使他們無法完全遵照其信念於教學。 3. 一些因素如教學年資、教師學歷、學生程度、英語教學時間長短、教師是否參加字彙相關研習，以及是否接觸學習策略相關的研究報告等確實會影響教師的教學信念與實踐。 本研究有助於了解高職英文教師對於字彙學習策略融入教學的信念以及他們實踐的情形，希望能夠提升老師對於策略教學的覺知。研究者對於英文教師、師資培育機構、教育部還有教師書出版社提出建議改善之道，期望能進一步提升高職的英語教學。 / Although research has shown that teacher beliefs play a decisive role in teachers’ instructional judgments and decisions, their beliefs and practices in integrating vocabulary learning strategies have not gained enough attention in the recent English educational forum. This study aimed to explore what attitudes vocational high school English teachers held toward the instruction of vocabulary learning strategies and their practices of the beliefs. Literature review ranged from vocabulary instruction, vocabulary learning strategies to teachers’ beliefs and practices. The participants of this study were vocational high school teachers in Taiwan. The data collection instruments were questionnaire and interview. The former provided mainly quantitative data and the latter qualitative data. A total of 201 valid questionnaires were analyzed and computed by means of descriptive statistics, correlation, t-test and one-way ANOVA. Eight teachers were contacted for the follow-up interviews. Their interview results were utilized to further support and explain the questionnaire data. There were three issues investigated in this study. The first one was teachers’ beliefs and practices in integrating vocabulary learning strategies into their instruction. Teachers’ beliefs and practices of cognitive strategies, social strategies, multiple sources, and metacognitive strategies were discussed. The second was the consistency and inconsistency between teachers’ beliefs and their practices and the possible problems that might cause the inconsistency. The third one was influential factors that affected teachers’ beliefs and practices. Based on the results of the study, major findings were summarized. First, teachers approved highly of the integration of vocabulary learning strategies and the frequency of their practices ranged from low to high. Second, based on the significant correlation of teachers’ beliefs and practices, the relationship was generally consistent. However, teachers were not able to teach what they believed completely. Some of the strategies revealed larger gap due to the problems from the curriculum, students’ motivation, textbook design and teachers’ preparation. Third, variables such as teachers’ teaching experience, educational background, students’ BCT test score, instructional time, teachers’ attendance of workshops and their exposure to related research were found to be significant in affecting teachers’ beliefs and practices. It is hoped that the study can contribute to more understanding of vocational high school teachers’ beliefs and practices in vocabulary learning strategies. Teachers may inspect their teaching process and raise the awareness of integrating vocabulary learning strategies into their teaching. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher further made suggestions to English teachers, teacher education institutes, the Ministry of Education and the textbook publishers. Results of this study might help enhance English teaching in vocational high schools.

Thesis (MEd )--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / This research was undertaken due to the increase of Afrikaans L1 learners in an English medium class and the problems these learners face. This study reports on An Observation Survey of Early Learning Achievement (Clay, 2002) in order to assess the emergent literacy of grade two learners in terms of specific literacy skills in English. This survey aimed to assist the educator in determining the progress and processing behaviours made by Afrikaans L1 learners in terms of literacy content in an English medium class. The Observation Survey was conducted thrice over a three month period. It was aimed at determining what processing skills and strategies the learners use and if traditional teaching combined with Outcomes Based Education (OBE) enabled learners to acquire strategies for learning. Simultaneously it was determined if code switching, code mixing and mother tongue (Afrikaans) use facilitated learning. The data indicated the language problems, preference and proficiency of the learners. This research necessitated the use of both quantitative and qualitative data. Using a case study design, a qualitative tool with quantitative elements was used to collect data. Further data was collected at parent meetings with the learners in the study as well as from written correspondence from parents. This data gave insight to the learner’s ethnographic background and the language proficiency of the parents. The findings of this study indicate the need for ongoing support and in-service training for educators in the ever changing curriculum. In conclusion it was determined that various factors contribute to the literacy development of learners. In order for them to stay abreast with the curriculum further research and support is imperative for educators.

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Cette thèse est bâtie selon deux axes, sociolinguistique et didactique, en particulier autour des notions de langues en contact, répertoire verbal (linguistic repertoire), méthode et méthodologie, à la suite d’une expérience de professeur de chinois en France et de FLE à Taiwan. Elle analyse le contexte des langues à Taiwan, puis celui des cours de français à Taiwan (2007) où l’on utilise systématiquement des manuels généralistes édités en France. Des chercheurs (Beacco & Lehmann…) ont constaté que l’ « exportation » de ces méthodes généralistes et les approches qu’elles proposent ne conviennent pas forcément aux apprenants asiatiques. Ainsi, un premier volet en didactique des langues est ouvert dans la présente recherche. En effet, en formation universitaire les méthodes des manuels de FLE ne seraient que partiellement compatibles avec le public sinophone : elles leur montrent ce que sont les valeurs et pratiques occidentales, mais ne leur permettent pas forcément de bien se situer ni de s’approprier langue et culture pour leur futur métier. Il faut donc tout particulièrement adapter la méthodologie et les pratiques de classe. Dans le cadre de cette recherche, des enquêtes sociolinguistique et didactique ont été effectuées auprès de professeurs et d’étudiants de français, dans dix universités taiwanaises. Cette thèse permet de montrer de quelle façon l’agir professoral et la culture éducative des enseignants ont des conséquences sur la manière dont les manuels de FLE sont exploités ; et de constater que les apprenants taiwanais ont développé des modes d’apprentissage spécifiques liées à leur scolarisation ainsi qu’à la façon dont ils ont appris le mandarin, provoquant ainsi une approche particulière des manuels de FLE et des représentations singulières ainsi que des utilisations spécifiques. Le volet sociolinguistique de la thèse permet aussi de remarquer que le répertoire plurilingue des enseignants et des apprenants a un rôle central dans la salle de classe puisqu’il favorise un travail de comparaison des langues entre elles. A partir des résultats obtenus, cette recherche propose des activités de classe ainsi que des éléments de réflexions en sociolinguistique et en didactique des langues et des cultures / This PhD dissertation is mainly based on sociolinguistic and didactic approaches, especially around certain notions such as language contact, linguistic repertoire, method and methodology, along with my teaching experience gathered over the years as a Chinese teacher in France as a French professor in Taiwan. The study analyses the language use in the social context of Taiwan, and also the environment of the French language teaching in Taiwan (2007) where universal textbooks edited in France are systematically used to teach the language. Researchers (Beacco & Lehmann…) have come to the conclusion that the “universalist” approach proposed in the French textbooks is not always suitable for Asian learners. Thus, this research opens a first constituent in didactics. Those approaches provided by the “French Language for Foreigners” training do assure certain acquisition of the European values, culture and methologies; however, they do not necessarily help the learners to adapt these norms to their future profession. Therefore, it’s crucial to consider some necessary adaptations regarding the methodology and the teaching methods in foreign language educational settings. The research uses data gathered from the teachers and students from ten universities across Taiwan who have participated in an interview conducted in sociolinguistic and didactic approach. This dissertation demonstrates how the teaching methodology and the educational culture in Taiwan can impact on the application of the teaching material designed by “French Language for Foreigners”. Furthermore, this entry also discusses how Taiwanese learners have developed a specific learning method linked to their own educational settings as well as the way they learn Mandarin at school, which explores the findings of their special approach to the textbooks of French exposed to them.In addition, it also exhibits the unique representation and specific application of those textbooks towards the local variants in Taiwan. The sociolinguistic branch of this study further indicates that the plurilingual repertoire of both teachers and students in the classroom plays a key role in language teaching, since it helps to draw the comparison between different languages. Finally, based on the results of our study, this PhD dissertation proposes to incorporate certain class activities; it also contributes some significant insights to the teaching and the research in sociolinguistic and didactic fields

This study explores storybook illustrations in learning word meanings among English learners in a university intensive language program. The impact of children’s literature on the comprehension and vocabulary development of second language children is well-documented. However, the use of the literature with adults still needs to be researched. Therefore, a mixed-method study was designed (1) to investigate whether readers who read an authentic illustrated story differed from those who read the same story without illustrations; and (2) to learn more about the readers’ process of learning words from storybook illustrations. Results suggest that illustrations play an important role in both comprehending the text and learning individual words, however issues related to the accessibility of the text and readers’ ability to use context should also be taken into consideration. The findings support prior research that the benefits of learning from context take time to become robust. The study suggests that illustrated storybooks provide a rich context for adults to infer word meanings and recommends children’s literature as an alternative source of reading in programs serving adult English learners.

Cette recherche a eu lieu au Qatar, pays du Golfe persique, où une vaste réforme du système éducatif est entreprise. Notre premier objectif dans cette étude a été d'examiner l'évolution des programmes de formation continue des enseignants des écoles dites indépendantes tels qu'offerts par la seule université nationale, Qatar University, et précisément par le College of Education (CED). Notre intérêt pour les programmes du CED est qu'ils y ont introduit progressivement un processus de suivi sur le terrain des pratiques. Notre deuxième objectif a été d'étudier les changements qu'ont pu apporter le suivi appliqué à l'un des programmes de formation continue en 2009-10 au niveau des pratiques d'enseignement et de la motivation et participation des élèves en classe. La collecte d'information s'est basée sur des documents, des questionnaires d'évaluation d'ateliers et de sessions de suivi, des observations de classes et des entretiens. Les résultats ont montré que le processus de suivi organisé au sein du programme de formation continue a amélioré les performances des enseignants et la participation des élèves en classe, montrant aussi la nécessité d'avoir une gestion pédagogique au niveau du leadership et des enseignants d'une part, et la nécessité de renforcer la coopération entre écoles et universités d'autre part. Par contre, l'effet escompté sur l'orientation professionnelle des élèves n'a pu être confirmé. Les résultats ont permis de faire quelques recommandations pour d'autres recherches, entre autres une étude qui examinerait l'effet­ établissement pour le développement d'une culture d'organisation apprenante et une autre étude sur un partenariat écoles-universités. / This research was done in the State of Qatar, located in the Gulf Region where a substantial reform begun few years ago. The first objective of this study was to explore the evolution of teachers' professional development programs (PD) offered by the sole national university in the country, Qatar University, and mainly by the College of Education (CED), to the so called Independent Schools. Our interest was specifically related to the progressive introduction of a follow-up process in CED professional development programs. The second objective was to study changes that the follow-up process could have carried out regarding independent school teachers’ practices and students' motivation and participation in class. Data were collected through documents, interviews, questionnaires and class observations. The results show that the follow-up process as planned within the PD program improved teachers’ performances to a good extent as well as students participation in class; results also show the need to reinforce instructional leadership and teachers’ effect on learning on one side, and the need to strengthen the cooperation between the schools and the university on the other side. However, the effect on students' future orientations could not be confirmed. The findings of this study helped to draw conclusions and provide a base for recommendations for further research such as the impact of instructional leadership on the development of a learning organization culture, and partnership between schools and universities.

Os mapas conceituais são organizadores gráficos utilizados no processo de ensino e de aprendizagem. Sua efetividade em sala de aula é pouco explorada como instrumento avaliativo por alguns motivos como o treinamento dos alunos, na sua elaboração e na devolutiva do professor aos alunos, que pode ser influenciada pela forma de abordagem e recepção. Essa pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar a utilização dos mapas conceituais com proposições incorretas como instrumento avaliativo em uma sala de aula invertida Flipped Classroom. Foi investigado também quais as estratégias de ensino e de aprendizagem utilizadas pelo professor e pelos alunos para se planejarem e se organizarem dentro da disciplina. Três estudos foram realizados para analisar o efeito do mapa conceitual com proposições incorretas no desempenho dos alunos (Estudo 1), como os alunos se prepararam para as aulas e para as provas em uma disciplina cuja metodologia da sala de aula foi invertida (Estudo 2) e quais foram as estratégias de ensino e de aprendizagem utilizadas pelo professor e pelos alunos nessa organização pedagógica (Estudo 3). Participaram dessa pesquisa 86 alunos ingressos na Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo, no primeiro semestre de 2016, na disciplina de Ciências da Natureza. O referencial teórico fundamentou-se na Teoria da Carga Cognitiva de Sweller (1988) e na Teoria Social Cognitiva de Bandura (1986). A abordagem utilizada para a pesquisa foi mista sendo no Estudo 1 e Estudo 2 quantitativa e no Estudo 3 a qualitativa e o procedimento escolhido foi o estudo de caso. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram que: o mapa conceitual com proposição incorreta pode ser mais uma ferramenta avaliativa agregada às que são usualmente utilizadas pelos professores em sala de aula; o mapa conceitual com a demanda da tarefa sem direcionamento instrucional foi considerado mais difícil pelos alunos do que o que possuía uma demanda com direcionamento instrucional; a metodologia da sala de aula invertida causou um efeito favorável para que os alunos participassem e se preparassem mais para as aulas e para as provas mesmo que no início tenha havido uma relutância por parte deles; quanto mais estratégias de ensino o professor disponibiliza em suas aulas mais satisfatória e mais eficiente é a interação entre ele e seus alunos, o que propicia devolutivas mais pontuais e assertivas para os alunos promovendo a ressonância pedagógica entre eles professor e aluno. As análises revelaram que os mapas conceituais com proposições incorretas são muito bons para serem utilizados como um instrumento avaliativo, que a diversidade metodológica da sala de aula influenciou positivamente no processo de ensino e de aprendizagem e que as escolhas de estratégias podem potencializar esse processo permitindo a regulação do ensino pelo professor e autorregulação da aprendizagem por parte dos alunos. / Concept maps are graphic organizers used in the teaching and learning process. However, their effectiveness in the classroom is little explored in the literature mainly in the evaluation for some reasons such as the training of students in their elaboration, the amount of differentiated maps for the teacher to correct and in the composition of a scoring system so that they do not become a tool for the superficial and memoristic understanding of the content addressed in the classroom. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of using conceptual maps in an unusual way: elaborated by the teacher of the discipline with incorrect propositions as an evaluation tool within an inverted methodological proposal - Flipped Classroom. The study also verified the teaching and learning strategies used by the teacher and the students to plan and organize their formative process within the discipline. Three studies were conducted to analyze the impact of this conceptual map on student performance (Study 1), as students prepared for classes and for tests with a discipline that inverted classroom methodology (Study 2) and which were the teaching and learning strategies used by the teacher and the students in this pedagogical organization (Study 3). A total of 86 students participated in the study of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities of the University of São Paulo, in the first semester of 2016, in the discipline of Natural Sciences and the professor of the discipline. The theoretical framework was based on Sweller\'s Theory of Cognitive Load (1988) and on Curative Social Theory of Bandura (1986). The case study approach was used and the methodology adopted was differentiated for the studies: in Study 1 and Study 2 it was the quantitative one and in Study 3 it was used the qualitative one. The results obtained showed that (1) this conceptual map style can be an additional evaluative tool that is usually used by teachers; (2) task instruction on the conceptual map influences the student\'s understanding of knowledge; (3) the methodology of the inverted classroom has a favorable impact on the quantity and quality of time invested by the students in the preparation for the classes and proof; (4) the inverted classroom is a methodology that generates a more active and dynamic participation of the students, which in the first moment causes a reluctance on their part; (5) the more teaching strategies the teacher offers in his classes, the more interaction and punctual feedbacks occur between students and him promoting pedagogic resonance and (6) the more students use learning strategies, the more they excel in the subject. The analyzes revealed that the conceptual maps with incorrect propositions are very good to be used as an evaluation tool, that the methodological diversity of the classroom influenced positively in the teaching and learning process and that the strategies choices can potentiate this process allowing the teacher regulation and self-regulation of student learning.

A presente tese tem como objetivo principal analisar, teórica e empiricamente, em que medida o oferecimento de um curso centrado na recepção e produção de textos em alemão como língua estrangeira colabora para o aprimoramento do conhecimento declarativo de aprendizes iniciantes, bem como de suas competências voltadas à aprendizagem de línguas no geral. A partir da elaboração de sequências didáticas ancoradas no estudo pormenorizado de três gêneros textuais distintos (biografia linguística, carta pessoal e artigo de opinião), a pesquisa se põe a investigar, empiricamente, os procedimentos adotados pelos aprendizes nas fases de planejamento, execução e revisão de sua matéria textual, próprios da abordagem de escrita voltada ao processo. Essa investigação se deu em três etapas distintas: a primeira buscou coletar dados sobre o contexto prévio em que a pesquisa seria inserida; a segunda encerra a intervenção em si, com a descrição das atividades de recepção e produção de textos e seus resultados e a terceira envolve a apreciação, por parte dos aprendizes, sobre a interface processo/produto nas atividades de escrita realizadas. Inserido nesse contexto de atuação são pormenorizadas questões relativas ao fornecimento de input linguístico dentro e fora de sala de aula, às etapas de processamento linguístico percorridas pelos aprendizes desde a recepção dos textos até sua produção, à transmissão de estratégias de aprendizagem e ao uso de estratégias de comunicação, a importância do fornecimento de modelos de texto na escrita e a promoção da autonomia através de mecanismos de autocorreção linguística. Em face dos resultados alcançados, foi possível confirmar a eficiência da adoção de uma abordagem de escrita voltada ao processo na conscientização dos aprendizes acerca das diferentes fases da produção textual e das ferramentas disponíveis para a solução de problemas na escrita, que contribuíram, por sua vez, para o aperfeiçoamento do repertório linguístico dos aprendizes, assim como de seu repertório de estratégias voltadas à produção escrita. / The major purpose of this thesis is to investigate, theoretically and empirically, the effectiveness of a writing course based on text reception and production in German as a foreign language for initial learners reffering to the development of their declarative knowledge, as well as their language learning competences. The elaboration of didactic sequences based on three different genres (linguistic biography, personal letter and article) gave support to the empirical investigation of the procedures adopted by learners in planning, executing and revising their text productions, all steps involved in Process Approach to Writing. The investigation proceeded in three stages: The first stage involved the collection of data about the previous context in which the research would take place; the second stage entailed the didactic intervention, with the description of the reception and production activities carried out and their subsequent results and the third presents the evaluation, from learners perspective, about the process-product interface that underlies the execution of the activities. Within this research context, questions regarding linguistic input suppliance inside and outside German classes will be discussed, as well as linguistic processing stages involved in the reception and production of texts. Moreover, the mediation and use of language learning and communication strategies, the role of model texts on writing accuracy and the promotion of autonomy through linguistic self-correction mechanisms were central issues for the investigation. Based on the obtained results, the efficiency of the adoption of a Process Approach to Writing could be confirmed, especially when taken into account learners awareness raising of both text production steps and available problem solving tools for writing that can contribute not only to the improvement of learners language skills but also to the increasing of their strategic repertoire for writing.