Role of Literary Texts in Improving Writing Skills

The current paper deals with the identification of the role of English literary texts in ESL classroom intended for the improvement of writing skills at elementary level. Qualitative approach was used in this study. Data was collected through document analysis and open-ended questionnaires. Six teac...

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Published inJournal of communication and cultural trends Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 55 - 72
Main Authors Nijabat, Aasma, Razaq, Rafia, Ashfaq, Naheed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Management and Technology 30.09.2020
Subjects
ESL classroom
grammar
language learning
literary texts
writing skills
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Summary:The current paper deals with the identification of the role of English literary texts in ESL classroom intended for the improvement of writing skills at elementary level. Qualitative approach was used in this study. Data was collected through document analysis and open-ended questionnaires. Six teachers who taught literary texts in ESL classroom were selected to fill the questionnaires. Twenty specimens of ESL learners’ classwork were analyzed using ESL Profile Composition (Jacobs, Zinkgraf, Wormuth, Hartfiel, & Hughey, 1981, p.30). This research offered promising results regarding the beneficial role of literary texts in improving writing skills. It also paves the way for future researchers to further investigate the role of literary texts in the learning of English language.
ISSN:2706-9141
2706-915X
DOI:10.32350/jcct.12.05