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Title:
ROLE OF SCHOOL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN

Authors:
Ali Furqan Syed, Ijaz Hussain, Saqib Sheraz and Shahnawaz Shahid

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Ali Furqan Syed, Ijaz Hussain, Saqib Sheraz and Shahnawaz Shahid
The University of Lahore Sargodha Campus

MLA 8
Syed, Ali Furqan, et al. "ROLE OF SCHOOL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 84-96, doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i01.006. Accessed Jan. 2021.
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Syed, A., Hussain, I., Sheraz, S., & Shahid, S. (2021, January). ROLE OF SCHOOL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(1), 84-96. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i01.006
Chicago
Syed, Ali Furqan, Ijaz Hussain, Saqib Sheraz, and Shahnawaz Shahid. "ROLE OF SCHOOL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS: A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 1 (January 2021), 84-96. Accessed January, 2021. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i01.006.

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Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to explore the role of school support in developing English writing skills: A Study of Secondary Schools in Pakistan. In Pakistani schools, the teaching methodology based on the grammatical approach; the traditional grammar-translation method focused on the rote-memorization of grammatical patterns and structures. It had been narrated that through school support writing skills could be improved. School support plays important role in developing writing skills. In the same context, it was stated that there was a dire need to improve the writing skills among Pakistani students and for this purpose the said support might be useful to achieve the desired objectives for improving the creative writing skills. For this study survey design with a structured questionnaire was used. The data was obtained from the sampling population consisting of 7 secondary schools ( 5 public and 2 private) of district Lahore. A sample of the size 646 (73 teachers and 573 students, males and females) was selected by multi-stage random sampling. The data was analyzed by SPSS. The study results would have wide implications for classroom teachers, school heads, teacher trainers, and syllabus designers.

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