DEVELOPING LIBYAN UNDERGRADUATES’ WRITING SKILLS THROUGH REFLECTIVE JOURNALING: A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

Eman Fathia Baresh

Abstract


Poor EFL writing skills among Libyan undergraduates have been a great concern for stakeholders. Teachers and instructors need to adopt new strategies that would help the students to improve their writing skills. Therefore, this study critically examines the impact of reflective journal writing strategy in developing students writing skills by reviewing relevant literature. This is done with a view to providing Libyan teachers with another strategy for enhancing the students’ EFL writing skills. The paper reveals the significance of reflective journal writing to not only students’ writing skills but the entire learning process. It also highlights the steps of implementing reflective journal writing. Finally, the paper makes some recommendations on how teachers can successfully implement reflective journal writing in their classrooms.


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