Improving Writing skills of Pakistani University Students through Movies

Abstract

The present study aims to improve the writing skills of Pakistani University Students through movies at post graduate level. In Pakistan, despite several issues, grammar translation method is still in practice to teach English language even at post graduate level. Second language teachers have devised/adopted/adapted various language teaching methodologies for teaching English language where technology and learning with fun theories have paved the way for movies in the classroom which has not attracted Pakistani English language teachers. The present study is experimental in nature with one group pre-post research design. Twenty post graduate level students of a university affiliated college constituted the sample. The intervention lasted for eight weeks. The data were collected from pretest and posttest scores as well as the post research questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t test were employed through SPSS for the analysis of the data. The findings of the study reveal a statistically significant increase in the writing skills of the students.