The Effectiveness of Using Writing Techniques in Developing Secondary School Students

Abstract

This study is designed to investigate '' the Effectiveness of Writing Techniques in Developing Writing Skills at Secondary Level. The main aim of this study is to raise teachers' and learners' awareness of writing techniques in developing writing skills. The data of this study was collected through two instruments a questionnaire and a test. The questionnaire was designed and distributed to 50 secondary school teachers at Kassala locality and the test was administered to 100 third year secondary school students in Kassala locality. The subjects who participated in this study were randomly selected from different schools in Kassala locality. The data was analyzed using descriptive method. The findings of the study revealed that teaching writing need more efforts than other language skills, in addition to that writing provides additional contact with the language outside the classroom so it is an important mean of communication. The findings also showed that some of the writing problems were due to the teacher's role in teaching writing skills, the materials used, in addition to that the time given to an English period is too short for practicing writing skills. The study recommended that the teachers should offer opportunities for their students to practice writing inside and outside the classroom.