Gender & ESL Writing

[Esther Kuntjara]

I once conducted a small research on the influence of different gender in 
writing. I used think aloud protocol analysis, but it was carried out in 
my students' native language (Indonesian). The results are more or less 
like these:
In pre writing activities, female students made a lot more considerations 
of the topic for their writings, while male students spent relatively 
shorter time to decide what they wanted to write.
In the process of writing, female students made a lot more digression and 
easily disturbed by their own thought and imagination. Male students spent 
shorter time to finish their writing.
While reviewing what they had written, female students often questioned 
the appropriateness of their writing, while male students did not care so 
much of what they had written.

Since I wrote my report in Indonesian and was published in an 
Indonesian journal, I can't send the article. Perhaps others can try with 
EFL. If you want to know more on the details of the study, I am very happy 
to explain more.

Esther Kuntjara Ph.D.
Petra Christian University
Surabaya, Indonesia.

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Massoud Yaghoubi-Notash wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> One of my students is doing her MA thesis on sociolinguistic realizations of 
> gender (gendered self-representation) in ESL/EFL context. I would greatly 
> appreciate if I can have your comments on where and how to find relevant 
> findings.
>
> Best,
> Massoud Yaghoubi-Notash (PhD)
> The University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IRAN
>