The Effect of Brainstorming Written Composition In EFL Learning Writing For Fifth-Year Preparatory School Students

Abstract

The study investigates the impact of employing brainstorming strategy, as a pre-writing strategy, on preparatory EFL students' writing ability. Moreover, the study sought to investigate  the efficacy of brainstorming for developing writing performance. Forty four participants were participating in writing composition in  fifth grade at Iraqi preparatory schools . In this study  the quasi-experimental  design for one sample was used. Based on the results of the pretest and posttest, the learners who were treated with brainstorming strategy made significant progress in writing. Furthermore, their scores indicated that the majority of the learners found brainstorming a useful strategy in enhancing their writing skills. The results of the current study highlight the effectiveness of employing brainstorming as a pre-writing strategy in developing EFL students’ writing skill.