Impact of the Process Approach Method in Teaching Writing at Secondary School Level: A Case study of Odisha

The study investigates the effects of implementing a process approach in teaching L2 writing at the secondary level. In order to examine the effectiveness of the teaching instructions, the present study has been undertaken into two parts. The first part of the study seeks to identify the problems in writing in the classrooms of regional medium schools of Odisha and second part deals with process approach strategies for teaching English and, there will be a study of six different writing samples. The present study includes forty students as participants from six different schools. As instrument a questionnaire and a summary writing examination were implied for the study. The study propose process approach interventions and techniques to support learner academic writing practices at the secondary level. So the data analysis of ESL teachers and students revealed a strong support for using a process approach method to improve learner's ESL writing skills. Learner's writing samples score is determined by three writing rubrics differed at the end of the study. The study throws enough light in understanding the importance and effectiveness of process approach in ESL classroom of Odisha.