Using ‘The Write Stuff’ Module to Enhance the Writing Skills of ESL Primary School Students

Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) puts a significant emphasis on improving the proficiency level of English language among students by developing numerous English programs. However, the outcomes are undesirable with the amount of investment put in. It is evident in the Primary School Evaluation Report 2018 where 25.45% of National School students failed the English language writing paper. The high percentage of failure indicates their ineptitude in writing skills. The exam-oriented learning culture has caused teachers to resort to traditional rote-learning and memorization methods which lead to meaningless teaching and no output. Hence, this study introduced a writing module, ‘The Write Stuff’ based on Project-based Learning techniques to enhance students’ writing skill. This mixed method study collected data from sixty students of two different schools. Survey questionnaires, content analysis and pre-test and post-test were used in the data collection. The results of the evaluation show an increment in students’ mean scores in the post-test which indicates that student writing skills were improving. The results also show potential use of ‘The Write Stuff’ to promote fun and active learning, as well as enhancing learners’ collaborative participation and dedication in completing the tasks in hand.