The process approach and the development of the English language writing skill in students of second semester of the career of Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros of Human Science and Education Faculty of Ambato Technical University, in Ambato city, Tungurahua province

Abstract

Expressing ideas, feelings, and opinions in a writing way is one of the most common and used forms of communication among individuals. However, errors in spelling and word choice, unclear phrases, and disorganization of ideas are some of the frequent mistakes that students have because of the lack of domain of the writing skill. Consequently, this investigative work shows students have many difficulties when they do a written composition. It could be because students do not put enough importance to the development of writing. Additionally, students have a limited knowledge and use of new, useful and innovative approaches to improve this skill as in the case of the Process approach. The primordial objective of this research work was to determine the relationship between the Process approach and the development of the writing skill in students of the second semester of Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros. Regarding the methodology, this investigative work had a qualitative and quantitative approach. In addition, the type of research was exploratory and field research. On the other hand, the data were collected and analyzed through a survey directed to 54 students and 4 teachers. The collected information was proof by the statistical calculation Chi-square which lets proving the hypothesis. Finally, the results of the Chi-square allowed concluding that the Writing Process approach influences on the development of the English language writing skill