Abstract:
Writing as a productive skill requires application of the correct writing
methodology. This study aims at investigating the problem of the declining
standard of grade three -Saudi students in the writing skill at female
governmental secondary schools in Al Madinah Al Monawarah. As second
language learners, these students face the greatest challenges in writing skills.
The study also tries to find some solutions that help to improve this skill. To
achieve the aims of the study, the researcher tried to detect the practices of the
teachers in the ELT class. To collect the required information for this study, the
teachers and the students’ questionnaires were designed. Added to that an
interview for experts. The questionnaires were answered by 20 teachers and 65
students at five schools. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package of the
Social Science (SPSS). Results presented in the fourth chapter. Most of those
results matched the hypotheses of the research. In other words, correct
techniques of prewriting, editing, corrections and feedback are not followed by
teachers and students in writing class. Consequences of inaccurate practices of
teachers and students were confirmed by the observations of the supervisors who
answered the interview. To promote performance of teachers and students in this
skill, the researcher recommended some practical applications based on new
approaches to ELT of the writing skill.
