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Findings and Suggestions

Suggestions for Teaching and Testing Writing

7. It is useful to set simple goals within the reach of the learners to build up their confidence and then gradually lead them to more and more difficult tasks.  In the present experiment learners progressed from completing a given frame work (tasks 1, 2 and 3), to expressing their own thoughts and feelings and from writing for a particular reader (Task 6) to a general unknown reader (Task 7).  Another aspect of progress was from a completely teacher controlled activity, i.e., merely rearranging the sentences given by the teacher or completing a given framework, to individual work with very little guidance from the leacher.

8. For testing writing simple tests like dictation and cloze items can be used which make the learner process language in context.  The test items used in the present experiment are simple easy to construct and score (Task 8b and c)

9. A simple letter for which learners have to write a reply has also been tried out in the present experiment.  In this type of test item, learners and the intended reader get an idea of the message they want to convey and hence can give an indication of their ability to communicate through the written medium (Appendix 8b and c).

10. Multiple-choice items and other discrete items tests could be used to test learners’ ability to choose the appropriate words and structures.