Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances 2820-8986 7 1 2019 03 01 The Impact of Genre-based Instruction of Narrative Texts on Iranian EFL Learners’ Motivation for Writing تاثیر آموزش بر مبنای ژانر متون روایی بر انگیزش نوشتن زبان آموزان ایرانی 229 242 13955 10.22049/jalda.2019.26594.1133 EN Payman Rezvani Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran Mahnaz Saeidi Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Journal Article 2019 06 25 This quasi-experimental study investigated the instructional efficacy of genre-based approach on Iranian EFL learners<strong>’</strong>motivation for writing. Out of 180 participants, 60 EFL male and female students at university level, with the age range of 19-28, based on a standard profeciency test, Preliminary English Test (PET), were selected and randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. Each group contained 30 students for which a pre-test and post-test (as motivation for writing questionnaire) were administered. The teaching  materials of narrative texts were prepared in a way to conform to the genere-based approach. The results of the study, based on statistical analysis of one way of ANOVA, indicated that the genre-based methodology had significant effects on Iranian EFL learners<strong>’</strong>motivation for writing. The finding is very useful for Applied Linguists and syllabus designers as well as language teachers and learners. https://jalda.azaruniv.ac.ir/article_13955_819c4b256a6aa9acb74852814aa2670e.pdf