The Effect of Public Examination in Teaching EFL Writing: A Study at the HSC Level in Bangladesh

Md. Zahirul Islam

Jan-Feb-Mar

Abstract
Around the world, exams have always had an impact on academic education at all levels. Therefore, the effect of exams on teaching English is not exceptional. The purpose of this study is to determine how EFL writing instruction at the HSC level in Bangladesh is impacted by public examinations. The study used a quantitative research methodology to collect and analyze data. In order to look into how Public Examination affects EFL writing instruction at the HSC level in Bangladesh, the researcher administered a questionnaire survey to 50 students at the HSC level as well as 10 EFL teachers who teach at the HSC level. To examine the quantitative data that was acquired, the researcher used SPSS 20.0. Main findings of the study were that yearly common and general writing subjects were included in public examinations. Both teachers and students have little trouble figuring out what kinds of writing tasks might have been included in the test. In order to prepare for the writing portion, students therefore relied on guides. They particularly committed the writing prompts that could be relevant to their exams to memory. In order to teach writing to HSC students, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) created a textbook. The researcher recommends EFL teachers teaching at this level to adhere to this lesson plan. To guarantee that the HSC English curriculum objectives and results are met, they shouldn't skip any portion of the lesson plan.

Keyword: EFL, writing, public examination, effect, curriculum outcomes

Research Area: ELT

Country: Bangladesh

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