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This study investigates the effects of two (2) pre-drafting techniques; namely, brainstorming and reading before writing on the quality of writing and writing apprehension among secondary school learners of English as a Foreign Language. Employing a quasi-experimental design, the study made use of the Dally and Miller (1975) scale as measure of writing apprehension and the TOEFL Writing Test Scoring Guidelines as a tool for assessment of writing quality. The experimental method of research was utilised, with an experimental design of pretest-posttest, control group, consisting of two experimental groups and a control group, each of which comprised 26 students equated on socio-economic and educational status, as well as on language achievement level. In addition, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was used to address the questions raised in the study regarding the effect of the treatment conditions on the dependent variables, with a Scheffe test as a follow-up test for post comparisons to identify the direction of significant differences. The results revealed that both treatments had significant effects in improving the student's writing quality; however, they increased the student's writing apprehension.
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