Process-genre based approach and the writing skills

Abstract

The current research is expected to assess the relationship of Process-Genre Based Approach (PGBA) and how EFL students improve their Writing Skills (WS). This was an experimental investigation in which a mock Ket Writing Part pre and post-test were applied to assess the WS elements as: content, organization, and language. To improve those elements, PGBA was utilized inside the classroom such as: planning, drafting, revision, correction, and publish. The subjects of the examination were the third semester students of Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. The study population is made up of 31 students from third semester as the experimental group (EG). Pearson’s correlation test contributed to find the relationship between PGBA and the WS. The findings were that in Content students got an improvement of 0,7 %, in Organization got 0,9%, and in Language got 0,3%. Thinking about the results of this examination, the conclusion of the investigation is drawn as the followings. English Foreign Language Students vanquish their Writing Skills issues by using Process-Genre Based Approach to communicate in English Language