THE EFFECT OF MICRO-PLANNING TEMPLATES ON ARGUMENT DEPTH IN ACADEMIC ESSAYS OF UZBEK EFL STUDENTS

This study explores the impact of micro-planning templates on the depth of argumentation in academic essays produced by Uzbek EFL undergraduates. Through a controlled classroom experiment, the research evaluates whether brief, structured planning prompts lead to more analytically developed and logically sustained arguments in timed academic writing tasks.本研究探讨微观规划模板对乌兹别克外语英语（English as a Foreign Language，EFL）学习者本科生所撰写学术议论文论证深度的影响。本研究通过受控课堂实验，评估在限时学术写作任务中，简洁结构化的规划提示是否能够促使学习者产出分析更为充分、逻辑更为连贯的论证内容。