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.

• Studies up to the 60's
• Studies of the 60's and 70's
• Studies of the 80's
• Practice Writing Well in English