A STUDY ON THE EFL STUDENTS’ ABILITY OF WRITING SKILL THROUGH DICTATION INTEGRATED PUNCTUATION MARKS BY THE GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS

Sebatiao Pereira, José António Sarmento, Orlando Rangel

Abstract


The study was conducted to know the ability of Grade twelve Students
to write through dictation integrated with punctuation marks. The
samples of the study were 27 students by the grade twelve students at
Escola Hospitalidade e Turismo Becora Dili in the school year 2018. The
test was one set of writing skill through dictation integrated punctuation
mark which was administered the students. This study used the
qualitative or normative method. The result of the test was indicated that
The Grade twelve Students at Escola Hospitalidade e Turismo BecoraDili in the school year 2018 were able to write through dictation
integrated punctuation mark got total scores 184. The Level of Ability in
writing skill through dictation integrated punctuation mark by the Grade
twelve Students at Escola Hospitalidade e Turismo Becora-Dili in the
school year 2018 got total 184 scores and the level of ability is 6.8. It can
be concluded that the Grade twelve Students at Escola Hospitalidade e
Turismo Becora-Dili in the school year 2018 must be taught writing skill
through various types of method and strategy that could not make boring
the students but make them a fun and enjoyable activities. The teachers
should give more exercises and attention to the writing skill through
dictation integrated punctuation marks. The homework of writing must
be assigned to students every day and it must be checked every meeting
in the class.

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