• Luqman Rababah

  Author

• Motasim Oglah Almwajeh

  Author

This qualitative study aimed at investigating scaffolding strategies and techniques utilized by EFL
teachers in their instructions. The study also was to find out how EFL teachers employ scaffolding
strategies and techniques in writing classes. The present study was carried out in one hundred branches
of Discovery Schools (DSs) located in Amman, Jordan during the academic year 2012/2013. A
convenience sampling included ten EFL teachers. The study employed two data collection instruments,
namely, interviews and observations. The results revealed that eight interviewees gave feedback about the
use of scaffolding to enhance students’ creativity in writing. Moreover, the results revealed that four of
the participating teachers employed scaffolding as a teaching strategy in the class through observations.
An investigation into non-DSs schools in which the MoE policy on creativity in writing is applied is
recommended for future studies to determine if similar instruction is being followed and if the instruction
is successful.

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