Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of the Post-Process
Writing Approach on developing the required writing skills in English for first year
secondary institutes in Al-Azhar. Reviewing teaching writing books, literature and
related studies, the researcher came up with the most suitable writing skills for the
first year secondary institute students and stated them in a checklist. Accordingly a
proposed writing program, based on the Post-Process Writing Approach, was
designed to develop those skills. The proposed program was composed of four units
including some writing activities. The suggested Post-Process strategy appropriate to
those activities was used in the program. To carry out the experiment of the study, a
sample of 60 first year secondary institute students, was randomly assigned to an
experimental group and a control one, (30) students each.
A Pre Writing test, designed by the researcher, was administered to both the
experimental and the control groups to determine the studentsʹ level prior to the
experiment. Having been sure that both groups were of the same level, the experiment
of the study was carried out. Then, the pre-test was administered again to both groups
after the experiment. Comparing the studentsʹ mean scores in the pre and post
administrations of the test, it was proved that the experimental group students made a
remarkable progress in their writing skills due to the use of the suggested program
based on The Post-Process Writing Approach. Thus, using The Post-Process Writing
Approach proved to have a large effect size on developing the required writing skills
in English for the secondary institute students.
