AU - El-Sayed, Esraa R. AB - The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using a task-based program taught through the discussion method to improve secondary stage students’ argumentative paragraph writing skills and self-steam. Ninety-two students were randomly selected and divided into a control group and an experimental one. The experimental group was trained in a task-based program taught through the discussion method. The control group was instructed a course of these skills through the conventional method of teaching. Instruments of the present study included an argumentative paragraph writing skills test and a self-steam scale. Analysis of data obtained on the post tests revealed that the experimental group surpassed the control group in both the argumentative paragraph writing skills test and the self-steam scale. The suggested training program was found very effective in improving the students argumentative paragraph writing skills and it was found very effective in positively improving the students' self-steam. (Published abstract) http://search.shamaa.org/abstract_en.gif OP - pp. 1-40 T1 - Using a task-based program taught through the discussion method to improve secondary stage students’ argumentative paragraph writing skills and self-steam [Article] UL - https://maeq.journals.ekb.eg/article_139844_3faf7e1f3eb4c27dee41613500573d21.pdf Full text (PDF) 1 http://search.shamaa.org/fulltext.gif