ESL EFL Writing
Review of Research Studies
Though not much work has been done in the area of writing at the school level in India and
particularly in Gujarat, a number of studies carried our in other countries could help us identify the various problems involved and the probable
solutions. A number of studies carried out form the early decades of the twentieth century reveal how our concern has been changing from
what is written to how it is written and from how reliable the tests are to what aspect of language use do they test.
Before the 60’s many of the studies were concerned with the reliability of the essay tests. After the 60’s there were a number of
studies, which identified the features affecting marking. In the 70’s our concern has been to find out what writing includes and how it can
be taught. The recent researches of the 80’s are concerned with teaching writing as communication and testing writing to see whether to see
whether the message has been successfully communicated.
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