Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools
The main objective of this research was to find an effect of communicative approach on narrative writing in 9th graders at secondary level. Relevant literature revealed that narrative writing can be enhanced with the help of communicative teaching. Pre-test post-test nonequivalent control group design had been used. To conduct the experimental study six (06) classes from two schools were selected conveniently were selected to gather data to achieve intended objective. There were 206 students involved in the experimentation. Communicative lessons were delivered in the experimental classroom only. The same pre-test was used as a posttest as well. Results of research depicted that communicative teaching had a remarkable effect on increasing narrative writing at secondary level. The outcome of research is valuable for teachers, curriculum specialists, syllabi designers and policy makers. In addition, communicative approach is recommended for teaching writing related to any genre in English.
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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Narrative Writing, Grammar Translation Method (GTM), Secondary Level.
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(1) Muhammad Samiullah
Assistant Professor, Department of ECE&ETE,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Aftab Ahmad
Lecturer,Department of Science Education,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Abdul Majeed Khan
Assistant Professor,Department of Education,University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Samiullah, M., Ahmad, A., & Khan, A. M. (2020). Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools. Global Regional Review, V(I), 119-127. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).15
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CHICAGO : Samiullah, Muhammad, Aftab Ahmad, and Abdul Majeed Khan. 2020. "Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools." Global Regional Review, V (I): 119-127 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).15
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HARVARD : SAMIULLAH, M., AHMAD, A. & KHAN, A. M. 2020. Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools. Global Regional Review, V, 119-127.
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MHRA : Samiullah, Muhammad, Aftab Ahmad, and Abdul Majeed Khan. 2020. "Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools." Global Regional Review, V: 119-127
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MLA : Samiullah, Muhammad, Aftab Ahmad, and Abdul Majeed Khan. "Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools." Global Regional Review, V.I (2020): 119-127 Print.
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OXFORD : Samiullah, Muhammad, Ahmad, Aftab, and Khan, Abdul Majeed (2020), "Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools", Global Regional Review, V (I), 119-127
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TURABIAN : Samiullah, Muhammad, Aftab Ahmad, and Abdul Majeed Khan. "Improvement in Narrative Writing Skills with Communicative Teaching in Pakistani High Schools." Global Regional Review V, no. I (2020): 119-127. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-I).15