Teaching Approaches and Strategies for Senior High School Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The researcher conducted a study on the teaching approaches and strategies in writing for senior high school students as a supplementary instruction/activity to support the teaching of writing among Senior High School students.

METHODS

Descriptive method of research and triangulation method were used in data gathering with the use of survey questionnaires, documentary analysis, interview and a focus group discussion with the teachers.

RESULTS

Results of the study show that majority of English teacher-respondents are young, females, and still new in the teaching career, CSC legible, with related trainings and seminars attended, but not affiliated to any professional organization and association. The approaches in teaching writing such as controlled to free, free writing, pattern -paragraph, grammar syntax organization, communicative and process and strategies in teaching writing such as pre -writing, writing, revising, editing, and publishing are moderately used by English teacher-respondents. The assessment of English teacher-respondents on their approaches and strategies in teaching writing when grouped according to their profile variables have no significant difference; but with significant difference on their assessment on free writing when grouped according to gender. Thus, with significant difference on their assessment on the approaches and strategies in teaching writing when they were grouped according to educational attainment. As part of language aspects, most of the teachers found difficulty on the mastery of grammar content, where rules can be mastered when there is mastery of the meaning, use, and form. Thus, a module for the approaches and strategies in teaching and learning writing was developed for senior high school students.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for licensure examination and to join at least 1 -2 professional organization and association as well as the mastery of the approaches and strategies in writing. Thus, the developed module for senior high school students can be used by teachers and students.