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Assessing the Improvement in Descriptive Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Samiullah

    (Assistant Professor, Department of ECE&ETE,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

  • Farid Ullah Khan

    (Assistant Professor,Department of Education & Psychology,Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Aftab Ahmad

    (Lecturer, Department of Science Education,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

Abstract

The key objective of the research was to find the effect of communicative language teaching (CLT) on descriptive writing skills among 9th graders. Relevant literature revealed that descriptive writing skills can be enhanced with the help of communicative teaching. The Quasi experimental design was used. To conduct the experiment, six classes from two schools were selected conveniently. for gathering data to achieve the intended objective. Communicative lessons were intervention material. Results showed that communicative teaching had a significant effect on 9th graders skills of description in terms of writing. The outcome of research tells that CLT is valuable for educationists. Further, it is recommended for teaching of writing any literary genre.

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  • Muhammad Samiullah & Farid Ullah Khan & Aftab Ahmad, 2019. "Assessing the Improvement in Descriptive Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistan," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(1), pages 427-434, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:1:p:427-434
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).46
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    Keywords

    Grammar Translation Method (GTM); English Language Teaching (ELT); Communicative Language Teaching; Descriptive Writing.;
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