TEACHING WRITING USING PICTURE STORIES AS TOOLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE MOVEMENT FROM OTHER REGULATION TO SELF REGULATION

LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 13 : 2 February 2013 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D. S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D. G. Baskaran, Ph.D. L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D. Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A. TEACHING WRITING USING PICTURE STORIES AS TOOLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE MOVEMENT FROM OTHER REGULATION TO SELF REGULATION Y. NIRMALA, M.Phil. The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad-500 605 India nimmi.ciefl@gmail.com Language in India www.languageinindia.com 13 : 2 February 2013 Y. Nirmala, M.Phil. Teaching Writing Using Picture Stories as Tools at the High School Level: The Movement from Other Regulation to Self-Regulation – M.Phil. Dissertation 1 <327-587> TEACHING WRITING USING PICTURE STORIES AS TOOLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE MOVEMENT FROM OTHER REGULATION TO SELF REGULATION Y. NIRMALA Supervisor Dr. CHANCHALA K. NAIK Professor and Head, Center for ESL Studies EFLU, Hyderabad A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH [English Language Teaching] THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD-500 605 August 2008 Language in India www.languageinindia.com 13 : 2 February 2013 Y. Nirmala, M.Phil. Teaching Writing Using Picture Stories as Tools at the High School Level: The Movement from Other Regulation to Self-Regulation – M.Phil. Dissertation 2 <327-587> Dedicated to: Amma, Nana and Chinni Language in India www.languageinindia.com 13 : 2 February 2013 Y. Nirmala, M.Phil. Teaching Writing Using Picture Stories as Tools at the High School Level: The Movement from Other Regulation to Self-Regulation – M.Phil. Dissertation 3 <327-587> AKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank:  My supervisor, Dr. C. K. Naik for her able guidance, patience and approachable nature without which this work of mine would not have been possible. Thank You madam for all that, you have been to me.  Amma, for your everlasting love, affection, continuous support, encouragement and regular phone calls. Nana, for all YOU are. Chinni for your unflinching love and care.  My Ammamma and other family members for all their blessings, love, care and affection.  Members of the RSC (ELE), for academic support.  Prof. A. V. Ashok for his affection and blessings.  Dr. Shruti Sircar for all her help and encouragement during the initial stages of the study.  Dr. Padmini Shankar for her support, encouragement, and dinners.  Prof. Raja Gopal, Prof. Paul Gunashekar, Prof. Mohan Raj Dr.Mukta Prahalad, Prof. Prema Kumari, Dr. Geetha Durairajan, Language in India www.languageinindia.com 13 : 2 February 2013 Y. Nirmala, M.Phil. Teaching Writing Using Picture Stories as Tools at the High School Level: The Movement from Other Regulation to Self-Regulation – M.Phil. Dissertation 4 <327-587> Ms.Lina Mukhopadhyaya, Dr. Kishore Kumar, Dr.Anand Mahanand, Dr. Veda Sharan, Dr. Meera Srinivas, Dr.Julu Sen, for being wonderful teachers.  Mrs.Bharathy and Mrs. Pauline for all their love, support and affection.  Mrs. Amitha Ruth, for her love, affection and encouragement always. Sr. Shiny K.P (JMJ), for being a wonderful friend. Thanks for your prayers, support, and phone calls. Anitha, my dear friend for all her love, help, support, encouragement and prayers. Folk thanks for your lonnnggggg…. phone calls, chatter under trees, fun, food and all that you have been to me. Sowji, my heartfelt friend for all the emotional support, massages, food, fun, prayers, long chats, typing and continuous encouragement. Dolon, for all the chatter, fun, massages, academic and emotional support always.  My friends, Tesfayer (professor), Tadesse (Teddy), Madhav (Folk), Meena, Asebu, Manisha, Vishwa Prasad, for all your support.  Ram, Reddy, Padma, for the great friends you are. Thanks for your phone calls, help and encouragement.  Mr. Venkat and Sowji for your care, affection, support and phone calls.  Jagadeesh anna for all your help always. Joe & Alice, Aru and Reju, Sweta and Depak, Bhavani and Cherry, Seshu, Shivaram, Samuel, Lidwin, Robert, Richard, Abhilash, Aravind, Sudarshan, Language in India www.languageinindia.com 13 : 2 February 2013 Y. Nirmala, M.Phil. Teaching Writing Using Picture Stories as Tools at the High School Level: The Movement from Other Regulation to Self-Regulation – M.Phil. Dissertation 5 <327-587> ... - tailieumienphi.vn