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33 Pages : 559-572

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).33      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).33      Published : Sep 2018

Development of Functional Writing Skills through Communicative Approach in Pakistani High School

    The major and foremost aim of the research had been to observe an effect of (CLT) communicative language teaching approach on functional writing skills among 9th graders in Pakistani high schools. Relevant literature revealed that functional writing skills can be increased through (CLT) communicative language teaching approach. Quasi Experimental design, that is, pretest posttest nonequivalent control group design was used. Threats to internal/external validity were undertaken properly. The pre-test was the same, and it had been used as the post-test as well. Creative compositions related to functional writing skills were examined carefully and were marked as per scoring rubrics. The (CLT) communicative language teaching approach is recommended for English teaching specifically writingrelated tasks in the subject of English.

    English Language Teaching (ELT), Communicative Approach/Langu age Teaching (CLT), Functional Writing, Grammar Translation Method (GTM).
    (1) Muhammad Samiullah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Science Education Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Aftab Ahmad
    Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
    Associate Professor, Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan.