Effectiveness of Process-Based Approach in DevelopingWriting Skill to High School Students – A Case Study done in Public Schools at Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

Writing skill is considered to be the most challenging as well as important one for the school students who are going to complete their secondary education soon to enter the University courses delivered through the medium of English. Students from different cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds are generally seen struggling with producing an effective piece of writing at this level and the Omani Arab students are no exceptions. This paper addresses the effectiveness of Process based method for teaching writing skill keeping into consideration the many other methods. The case study is conducted in the public schools situated in Muscat Region at Sultanate of Oman, it critically examines the scope of successful usage of process method in writing skill. The study also includes the details of how this method has been used in classrooms and how each step using the process method supported in the development of the writing lessons. The paper argues that efficient use of process method focusing on grammar can transform students’ perspective toward writing skill. This study suggests the reasons for why educators should adopt this idea to sustain learners’ interests and accomplishments of the set learning objectives. It makes students reach a level where they begin to take charge of their writing, resulting in strong understanding of language acquisition. The paper also includes some reflections to solve the prevailing issues in order to improve the future design of Secondary education curricula.