INTRODUCING AND IMPLEMENTING A NEW WRITING CONTEST AT A SIX-YEAR JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL.

James Bury, Anthony Sellick

DOI Number
10.22190/JTESAP1603551B
First page
551
Last page
559

Abstract


A voluntary English writing contest was introduced in a junior and senior high school. The number of entrants into the contest was more than double the initial target. The students’ perceptions of, and attitudes towards, the contest were assessed. Analysis of the data shows a high level of satisfaction with students identifying various perceived benefits gained from entering and indicating different reasons for participating. Suggestions on ways the contest could be improved are provided and other teachers are encouraged to consider introducing writing contests of their own.


Keywords

writing, students’ perceptions, students’ attitudes

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