@article{article_627152, title={The Synergistic Influence of Thinking Styles and Metacognitive Knowledge on EFL Learners’ Written Production}, journal={Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi}, volume={4}, pages={611–627}, year={2019}, DOI={10.33905/bseusbed.627152}, author={Zıdane, Rahmouna}, keywords={writing,learners,thinking styles}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Candara;" xml:lang="en-gb">Writing is a cognitive task that reflects the writer’s
thought; it is a productive skill granting the learners of English as a foreign
language (EFL) the opportunity to display their linguistic knowledge and convey
their ideas. However, the students think differently which leads them to adopt
distinct ways for generating a written product. Therefore, the present study
attempts to explore the influence of exploiting different knowledge processing
approaches on EFL learners’ writing performance taking into consideration the
synergistic function of the students’ awareness and thinking styles in written
production. To achieve such an objective, the studied case revolved around a
sample of 40 third year EFL learners studying at the English department at TlemcenUniversity. The research instruments
included two tests and follow-up questionnaires. The collected data were
analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The research findings have elicited
that EFL students’ writing performance fluctuates depending on the level of
thought assessed in the given tasks leading to the conclusion that the quality
of the written output is largely determined by the adopted type of thinking
style which is closely associated with the learners’ awareness of their
personal knowledge and abilities. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Bilecik Seyh Edebali University}