Teachers' Attitudes and Motivations towards Teaching Writing Gohatsion High School Grade 10 in focus

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess teachers‘ attitudes and motivations towards teaching writing of grade ten students‘ at Gohatsion High School and to find out the problems faced the high school teachers when they started teaching writing composition. Attitudes and motivations are regarded as cardinal factors influencing teaching writing foreign language and language success. This study is hence undertaken to investigate teachers‘ attitudes and motivations towards teaching writing. In order to achieve the intended objectives of the study mixed method research design was conducted to answer the research questions. The researcher used systematic random sample for grade 10 students and used purposive sampling techniques for the teachers. The researcher used mixed method to collect data from teachers‘ interview, Students‘ text book textbook analysis, classroom observation and students‘ questionnaires instruments to collect data. The researcher analyzed and discussed the gathering data quantitatively and qualitatively. The researcher investigated English language teachers‘ attitudes and motivations towards teaching writing. Thus, the findings of the study showed that the English language teachers‘ have awareness about teaching writing skills in the language but teachers‘ attitudes and motivations towards teaching writing skill activities were ineffective. This happened because of English language teachers, students‘ textbook and students related problems. Consequently, to minimize the problems, a set of recommendations are suggested to teachers, students‘ text book textbook and students.