Research Article
Aspects on Audience Consideration of Elementary School Student Writers
경인교육대학교
Published: January 2009 · No. 34 · pp. 397-427
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20880/kler.2009..34.397
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to analyze aspects on audience consideration of elementary school student writers. The following five questions were raised for this paper:(1) which degree students consider their audiences when writing? (2) what method they use to consider their audiences when writing? (3) are there differences aspects on students consideration their audiences by grade? (4) are there differences aspects on students consideration their audiences by anticipation audiences? and (5) are there differences aspects on students consideration their anticipation audiences by grade? 4 writing tasks(1 draft writing task and 3 rewriting tasks) were given to 294 second, fourth and sixth graders in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do elementary schools. Students’ texts were analysed in terms of rhetorical moves. The results showed that students were poor at considering their audiences and they used mainly attracting strategy when writing. Students’ texts rarely show informing and replying moves because students had not competences enough to control information for their audiences’ prior knowledge and to respond appropriately to their audiences’ expecting response. The results of this study suggests the following. But it’s not appropriate to conclude that the student writers don’t have ability to consider their audiences. Rather students should be taught of specific methods on how to consider of their audiences. They also should be provided with many opportunities to actually write for various audiences outside of class and their peers, and with authentic situations where social interactions are emphasized.
