Semantic mapping : a visual and structured pre-writing strategy in the process of essay writing / Mah Boon Yih

Mah, Boon Yih (2011) Semantic mapping : a visual and structured pre-writing strategy in the process of essay writing / Mah Boon Yih. Esteem Academic Journal, 7 (2). pp. 81-92. ISSN 1675-7939

Abstract

Semantic mapping is a kind of graphic organizer. It illustraters a number of approaches designed to demonstrate how key words or concepts are associated to one another through graphic representations. From the previous studies,
semantic mapping has demonstrated as a practical teaching and learning technique for students at all grade levels both in regular and remedial classrooms. This method has been identified by researchers as an excellent technique for
increasing vocabulary and improving reading comprehension. However, the use of semantic mapping as a writing technique in ESL classroom has been relatively unexplored. The objective of this study is to exemplify the students' feedback during and after the implementation of semantic mapping in the essay writing process. The data was collected via observation and interview. The findings
showed positive feedback received from the subjects on the use of semantic mapping in their writing. By using semantic mapping, a slow transition happens from word mapping to sentence production in association with the semantics
notions like word association, sense relation, parts of speech, superordination, collocation, and system of logic leading to essay writing.

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Mah, Boon Yih
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Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Learning. Learning strategies > Memory
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > Literary history
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Academy of Language Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Esteem Academic Journal
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > ESTEEM Academic Journal (EAJ)
ISSN: 1675-7939
Volume: 7
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 81-92
Keywords: semantic mapping, graphemic, word association, sense relation, parts of speech, superordination, collocation, system of logic
Date: 2011
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8849
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