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In this study, the effect of the Four-Square Writing Method to the writing skills and self-efficacy of the B2 level students who learned Turkish was examined. The study is designed as an action research. Research participants are 11 foreign students who participated in the writing club of BAİBU TÖMER. A written expression study was conducted to determine the writing problems of the students who participated in the research. According to this, it was determined that the students have problems of invention, planning and expression. A 7-week action plan has been designed and implemented to solve these problems. In order to enhance the action plan and improve its efficiency, student diaries, semi-structured interviews and teacher observations were used after each application. The "Composition Evaluation Form" and the "Writing Skills for Foreigners self-efficacy Scale" were used to identify written expression problems and to monitor changes in self-efficacy perceptions. A descriptive analysis of the qualitative data of the study was made. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test statistic was used in the analysis of the pre-test data related to the application. According to the pre-test data obtained from the application, it was determined that FSWM significantly improved students' written expression skills. In the same way, FSWM has developed especially the invention, planning and expression skills in written texts of students. It has also improved students' self-efficacy perceptions of written expression. Students opinions and teachers observations on implementation support these findings. It can be said that this method is functional, useful and fun in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. Teachers can use this method at the middle and advanced levels of language teaching.

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