Classroom Experience of Teaching-Writing to Undergraduate Students: Bangladesh Context

Abstract

The English language proficiency skill of most learners in Bangladesh when they get admitted in the university, whether public or private, it has been noticed, is quite poor. The authors of this paper have been involved with teaching the writing course in a private university across the curriculum. They have looked into student problem areas and have tried to tailor teaching strategies according to the needs of the undergraduate students there. This paper reflects their experiences in the use of innovative classroom strategies to develop the writing skill of students over 3 semesters, i.e. one year. The paper reflects their efforts, their success and their limitations over the one year period. The purpose of this study is to explore and share the classroom experience of the authors in teaching writing to undergraduate students and to reflect on student development in that area.