Using focused freewriting to stimulate ideas and foster critical thinking during prewriting

• Main Authors: Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati, Ahmed, Sabreena, Tan, Kok Eng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: English Language Education Publishing, Brisbane 2018
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69396/1/69396_Using%20focused%20freewriting%20to%20stimulate%20ideas.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69396/; https://www.elejournals.com/1874/tesol-journal/tij-2018/tesol-international-journal-volume-13-issue-4-2018/

Research suggests that writing is a useful strategy for fostering critical thinking skills among students as it requires that they think about what to write and how to organise their thoughts. Yet, students of writing often face difficulty when it comes to providing the evidence to substantiate th...