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EFFECTS OF COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING ON LAB REPORT WRITING SKILLS AT SECONDARY LEVEL SCHOOLS IN ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).46      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).46      Published : Sep 2019

Effects of Communicative Teaching on Lab Report Writing Skills at Secondary Level Schools in Islamabad (Pakistan)

Abstract

    The key objective of the research was to find the effect of communicative language teaching (CLT) on report writing skills among 9th graders. Relevant literature revealed that report writing skills can be enhanced with the help of communicative teaching. A quasi-experimentaldesign was used. To experiment, two classes from one school 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 a laboratory report in terms of writing. The outcome of research tells that CLT is valuable for educationists. Further, it is recommended for the teaching of writing any literary genre.

    Grammar Translation Method (GTM), English Language Teaching (ELT), Communicative Language Teaching, Report Writing.

    (1) Aftab Ahmad
    Lecturer,Department of Science Education,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Majeed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Samiullah
    Assistant Professor,ECE&ETE,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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