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ELT Journal 2003 57(2):149-157; doi:10.1093/elt/57.2.149
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Using collateral material to improve writing performance

Monica E. Taylor1

1 The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (Jamaica). Email: metaylor{at}cwjamaica.com

This article examines the extent to which the provision of selected collateral material can enhance students' enjoyment of their writing tasks, and their performance, in a context where although English is the official language, it is little used, and much resisted by students for whom the language of choice for social interaction is the local Creole. Working with a group of 40 undergraduate students of a university campus in the English-speaking Caribbean, I used a controlled access ‘Resource Centre’ to supplement the regular lecture–seminar course booklet package. Indications are that the use of such resources can have positive affective as well as academic impact.

Received January 2002.


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