Writing and Composing

Evans, Bertrand

doi:10.2307/809168

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“…If the teachers give the students more writing tasks and make them practice writing tasks several times then students can develop their writing skill. Evans [11] said that in school it is very common that the quality of students' writings depend on teachers' expectation. If the students were given more writing task like assignments and reports on a particular topic or themes then the students would get more opportunity to write and practice.…”

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“…If the students were given more writing task like assignments and reports on a particular topic or themes then the students would get more opportunity to write and practice. He also stated that "students' writing will be more matured as long as they will practice writing on narrowed topics and work on outlines and organize materials [11]". Grammatical correctness is not compulsory to communicate with the readers through writing.…”

Section: Writing Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Problematic Areas in Writing Skills: Introducing Triplet Method to Analyze the English Language Writing Problems at Secondary Level Classes in Pakistan

Zubair¹,

Aziz²

2019

SARJALL

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This research explores the major problematic areas of writing at secondary level. Mostly student face the difficulty in different areas of the language rules and its usage but the most common problematic area is the grammatical area. Spelling mistakes, using inappropriate vocabulary, translation problems and problems with information organization are common among the students. The researcher used three tools in this research; class observation, students' interview and assessment of students' writing. These three tools were essential in finding out various writing problems different students experienced. I name it the "Triplet Method" to analyze the problematic areas in English language writing skill. Observing various classes, conducting numerous interviews and assessing scripts have all resulted in the authentic collection of information and a successful undertaking of the research. Moreover teachers' speech was also recorded in a mobile phone. For data analysis, researcher observed three different classes of three different schools, from where 30 scripts accessed and took 30 interviews. Findings of the collected data show that writing problems are not due the inabilities of the students but the education system is also responsible for its drawback. This paper concludes with scopes for future research and investigations.

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Section: Writing Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Writing Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%