The Impact of Writing Through Integrated Skills Intervention on English Students’ Writing Skills: Focus on Vocabulary and Grammar

Authors

  • Fantahun Kitila Wollega University
  • Sharif Ali Wollega University
  • Ebissa Bekele Wollega University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1402.04

Keywords:

integrated skills, writing skills, vocabulary, grammar

Abstract

this study examined effects of writing through integrated skills intervention on students' general proficiency in writing skills, with a specific focus on vocabulary and grammar. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to achieve this goal, in which Participants were chosen not at random to the control and experimental groups in their entirety. Ninety-six grade 11 Sekela high schools from the 2022 academic year participated in the study. Before and after the intervention, tests of paragraph writing were administered, and the outcomes were assessed using SPSS. According to the outcomes of the independent samples t-test, there was no appreciable difference between the two groups ' pretest writing samples for either their overall composition or the vocabulary and grammar parts. On the posttest, however, there was a noticeable distinction between the two groups' writing styles in general and their vocabulary and grammatical elements. The experimental group improved their writing performance more than the control group, according to the results of the paired sample t-test. As a result, it can be said that teaching writing through an integrated skills intervention had a greater positive influence on students' writing skills than the traditional method. As a result of the inquiry, it was determined that integrated skills techniques should be used in EFL writing lessons to help students with their vocabulary and grammar.

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2023-03-02

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