دراسات
Volume 15, Numéro 1, Pages 1221-1229
2026-06-09

Brainstorming As An Effective Tool To Tone Down Wild Ideas “it Is Easier To Tone Down A Wild Idea Than To Think Up A New One” (osborn, A.1979).

Authors : Zarzouni Hanifa .

Abstract

Abstract: Brainstorming is a technique that can be used by writers to generate possible solutions to problems. That’s why it is important for teachers in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing to encourage their students to use it to collect ideas for their essays or topics. The present study aims to collect students’ attitudes towards the use of such a tool and whether they find it helpful in improving writing, and tries to shed light on its types and benefits. A questionnaire has been conducted to collect data from a group of third year students who belong to the department of English at Chadli Bendjedid University Eltarf. The results of the questionnaire proved that the majority of the students agree that brainstorming is an effective writing technique in the development of writing, and that the most preferred type is listing as it is simple and less time consuming and more organized than mind mapping. Key words: writers, brainstorming, listing, mind mapping, English, the writing skill.

Keywords

Key words: writers, brainstorming, listing, mind mapping, English, the writing skil