EXAMINING EFL LEARNERS’ ATTITUDES USE OF SCAFFOLDING APPROACH ON DEVELOPING WRITING STRATEGIES

Abstract

Abstract. English language is one of the widely used languages today. It is being tried to be learned by millions of people for the various purposes. There are plenty of methods, approaches and techniques in teaching and learning foreign languages. Each of them has its own advantages, the most important of which is that foreign language learners learn the language in an easy way without any troubles. Overall 39 learners from the Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University were participated in order to investigate EFL learners’ attitudes towards Scaffolding approach on developing writing strategies. Quantitative method was used; questionnaire was surveyed between two courses. Mann Whitney U-test used to calculate differences between two independent variables. In accordance clear-cut results of descriptive analysis presented that EFL learners’ confidence towards Scaffolding approach, moreover, there was no significant difference grade and gender.

Key words: Scaffolding; writing strategies; approach; EFL learners; various purposes;  methods; techniques; clear-cut results; Mann Whitney U-test; English language; Quantitative method.