Exploring the Practice of Grade Nine Teaching Writing Skill In EFL Class:Gogh High School In Focus

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to explore the practice of teaching writing skill in EFL classes. Teaching writing skill is a method of teaching that can help for the students to build a confidence for any type of subject where the instruction media is English languagethat involves the active engagement of teachers and students in the learning teaching process. The participants of the study were all grade nine English teachers and 98 grade nine students included. To collect data for the study questionnaire, interview and observation were employed. On the other hand the result of the study showed that; students were not practice writing skill, English teachers also were not use various methods to teach writing skill at EFL class, using instructional material, assessing their pupils‟ performance in English language writing , they were not follow students activities and not give appropriate feedback as well as correction. In addition, most of the teachers teach only one section, and they did not know their students‟ reflection on the writing skill as well as they have not a clear know-how on what way their students are beneficiary from writing skill in EFL classes. Because the school is found at the boundary of our country teachers did not permanently stay at this school. Those who live there also run for politics. Hence, to bridge up the gap between teachers should begiven awareness on teaching writing skill in EFL classes, and teachers should broaden their horizon by taking trainings on different teaching method as much as possible in order to improve students‟ writing skill in EFL. Students should also know without writing skill it is impossible to achieve their goal in learning teaching process in their future life.