The Comparative Effect of Using Visual and Auditory Input Enhancement on the Use of Cohesive Devices in the Writing of Iranian EFL Filed-dependent and independent Learners

Writing has been a troublesome skill for Iranian EFL learners as it needs accurate planning and acceptable coherence. The current study aimed as investigating the comparative effect of visual and auditory input enhancement on the use of cohesive devices in the writing of Iranian EFL learners. Participants of the study were 60 field dependent and 60 field independent language learners at intermediate level of language proficiency. The study adopted a pretest posttest design and data were analyzed through employing statistical test of ANCOVA. Results of statistical analysis showed that visual input enhancement was significantly more effective than auditory input enhancement in terms of their effects on the use of cohesive devices in both field dependent and field independent language learners. Results were discussed and implications of study were also presented.

Keywords:

Cohesive devices , input enhancement , L2 writing , Visual and auditory input enhancement