An analysis of descriptive writing tasks in A2-level coursebooks for English and Italian as foreign languagesHussu, Tereza (Avtor) Mertelj, Darja (Mentor) Skela, Janez (Mentor) Italian as a foreign languageEnglish as a foreign language (EFL)written productiondescriptive writing taskscoursebook analysisThis Master’s thesis focuses on analysing descriptive writing tasks in English and Italian foreign language coursebooks at the A2 CEFR level. The theoretical part of this thesis examines writing in general and also in the context of FL learning and teaching, delving into genre, register, text types, cohesion and coherence. The concept of scaffolding and writing frames, as well as the process of writing, and writing tasks and materials are also thoroughly explored. The empirical part of this thesis consists of a qualitative research, which aims at answering two research questions: (1) Are writing tasks found in English FL coursebooks more comprehensive in comparison to those found in Italian FL coursebooks? (2) If yes, is it possible to improve writing tasks in Italian FL coursebooks based on those found in English FL coursebooks? Additionally, the empirical part includes some examples of Italian descriptive writing tasks created on the basis of the results of this research.[T. Hussu]20212021-03-09 14:34:04Magistrsko delo/naloga125237VisID: 472023COBISS_ID: 54517507sl