The Effect of Using Genre Based Approach Developing on EFL Learners’ Letter Writing Skill and their Attitudes towards Writing: Grade 11 of Seto Semrow Secondary School in Focus

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of using genre based approach developing on EFL learner’s letter writing skills and their attitudes towards writing skills: Grade 11 of Seto Semrow Secondary School in Focus. In addition, the two variables of this study were using genre based approach to teaching writing, and letter writing skills. The former one was the independent variable, and the latter one was dependent variable. The target population of the study was 200 students, and among these 50 of them was chosen through purposeful sampling technique. The selected 50 students were equally divided into two groups, experimental and controlled, by using lottery method. The same 25 students were assigned to both groups. Letter writing tests and attitude and questionnaires were the instrument used to gather data from the samples of the study. Furthermore, quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. The data were analyzed quantitatively through a paired samples t-test to examine whether there were statistically significant difference between the pre and post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Furthermore, spss version 23 was also used to analyze the data that were collected from the samples of the study. The findings of this study provided that on the one hand, there were no changes in the letter writing skills the control group after they had learned letter writing through the traditional approaches of teaching writing. On the other hand, the letter writing skills of the experimental groups were improved after they had learned letter writing through the genre-based approach of the teaching writing. The findings discovered that the genre-based approach to teaching writing is more effective than that of the control group in developing content, organization, and mechanics. However, in terms of developing students’ letter writing skills in grammar and vocabulary, the genre approach to write is less effective than the control group approaches of teaching writing as that of content, organization and mechanics. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that each of the stages of the genre - based approach to teaching writing has its own role in developing students’ letter writing skills. EFL teachers and learners’ should give emphasis on teaching writing Based through genre approach, EFL teachers should create good atmospheres for language learners to practice the letter writing genre approach and EFL syllabus designers should use genre approach to design tasks so as to improve the writing skill of the students.