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Benefits of Open-Source Software and Scaffolded Model for ESL Students' Writing Skills

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  • Shruthi S
  • Aravind B R

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The present study aims to determine the student's enhancement of writing skills. In both the pre-test and post-test. The research adopted the qualitative method, and from that the results were derived. This study focused on 66 Bachelor of Technology students, who learn English as their second language. The results from the pre-test show that most of the students made mistakes in sentence structure, punctuation, and clarity. After the pre-test, the scaffolded model was used to improve the writing skills of students through Open-source software. In the post-test, the writing skills were enhanced with beneficial of having practice with open-source software and scaffolded models. In addition, it is recommended many methods are useful for enhancing writing skills which will help student enhance their writing skills and speaking skills which will be useful for teachers to teach on how to write.

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  • Shruthi S & Aravind B R, 2024. "Benefits of Open-Source Software and Scaffolded Model for ESL Students' Writing Skills," SPAST Reports, SPAST Foundation, vol. 1(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:bps:jspath:v:1:y:2024:i:2:id:4961
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