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The K.W.L.H Strategy on Developing the Functional Writing Skills in English Language among Preparatory Stage Pupils
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Abstract
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of K.W.L.H strategy ondeveloping preparatory school pupils’ EFL functionalwriting skills.To fulfill the purpose of the study, 60 pupils were selected from the first preparatory stage pupils and distributed into two groups: an experimental group who weretaught through the K.W.L.H strategyand a control groupwho studied through the regular instruction. A functional writing skills checklist was constructedto determine the necessary functional writing skills for first grade preparatory stage pupils, a pre{u2013} post functional writing test to assess EFL pupils’ functional writing skills before and after the study intervention,a functional writing rubric for assessing and scoring the EFL functional writing skills was included in the functional writing test to.The validity and reliability of the study instruments were established beforetheir administration. The findings of the study revealed that there were statisticallysignificant differences between the control and experimental groups in EFL functionalwriting test in favor of the experimental group. In addition, therewere statistically significant differences between pre- and post-levels of theexperimental group in EFL functional writing test. These results indicated that KWLHhad enhanced andfacilitated the development of EFL functional writing skills. Based on the findings, a set of recommendations and suggestionsfor further research are highlighted