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Volume 17:6 June 2017
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A Study on Writing Skill of High School English Language Learners
in Manipur

M. Gunamani Singh, B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Abstract

Several methodologies and approaches were offered in NCF-2005. These were expected to be adopted in the schools but these were found only partially implemented at the Elementary stage in Manipur. Probably this could be one of the main reasons that the problem of low achievement persisted in some schools and English language learners did not attain the proficiency of Writing skill required at the end of the Elementary stage in Manipur. Therefore, there is need to address this issue because it may not help future careers of the children. After the identification of this problem, ten schools (5 Private English medium schools and 5 Government schools) were selected for our study. Among these 5 Private schools, 2 of them were convent schools. Of the 5 Government schools, one is a model school where relatively more facility has been created by the Government. In order to carry out the investigation, language ability tests of Writing skill were conducted. Questionnaires were administered to the teachers of English, who are working in these ten schools and their responses were analyzed. In addition, the Heads/Principals were also consulted by the investigator in relation to teaching/learning process, evaluation systems and their administration. We found some discrepancies in methods, approaches and techniques.

Keywords: NCF-2005, elementary school, Writing skill, teaching methodology, English learning

Introduction

Writing is a conscious, deliberate, and planned activity. A mono literate is a person who can read and write in a language and a bi-literate or multi literate can read and write in more than one language. A literate person in a language can convey his inner speech through written mode. That is to say that one may be literate in one language and illiterate in another language. To become a literate in another language he must learn the written form of that language. For learning written mode of second language, in addition to L1, one requires an additional ability and time. For learning writing of L1 one need not learn words and their meaning but their coherence. Thus, one can convert his inner speech into writing without any kind of hindrance if he has literacy skill in L1 to correlate the sounds with graphemes and to sequence the graphemes into words, and words into sentences, cohering the sentences with meaning and ability to organize them in a readable manner. But, for learning writing of L2 one requires to learn deliberately and consciously each and every linguistic element through instruction or proper guidance. Further, the learning experience of L1 is different from that of L2. In the process of learning L2 writing, previous experience (that is L1) gets in the way of learning of writing in all the levels of L2. But for learning of L1 writing there is no such experience. Writing is a form of communication that allows students to put their feelings and ideas on paper, to organize their knowledge and beliefs into convincing arguments, and to convey meaning through well-constructed text. In its most advanced form, written expression can be as vivid as a work of art. As children learn the steps of writing, and as they build new skills upon old, writing evolves from the first simple sentences to elaborate stories and essays. Spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and organization come together and grow together to help the student demonstrate more advanced writing skill each year.

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M. Gunamani Singh, M.A. English, B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Linguistics
Manipur University
Imphal
Canchpur-795003
Manipur
India
mutumgunamani1@gmal.com

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