The Application of A. J. Hoge’s Rules on Effective Writing Process by Educated Iraqis: A Linguistic Research of Random Sample at University of Sumer

Abstract

This study examines the effect of extensive, comprehensive and repetitive reading process on the writing skill. The study is influenced by A. J. Hog's approach and tries to adopt six of the seven rules on writing skill instead of speaking skill. The researcher assesses the effect of the extensive reading program on the writing performance. Results show that the seven rules which have been mentioned by A. J. Hog are effective also on mastering writing skill with some processes. This indicates that the extensive reading program have a significant positive effect on learners' writing performance. Whereas, linguistic analysis of  (41) specific texts shows considerable results that emphasize the idea.  And, in spite of the fact that writing process comes first, the reading process is the key to write well. Finally, following A. J. Hoge's program is powerful in learning writing skill considering the fact that there are many technical differences between reading and listening skill.