TEACHERS' PRACTICES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILLS OF THE FINCHEWA SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CASE OF GRADE 10

<strong>Abstract: </strong>This study was conducted to examine teachers’ practices of the teaching writing skills at Finchewa Secondary school. Related to this, it aimed to identify factors affecting the teaching-learning process of writing skills and the ways that are helpful in teaching-learning writing skills effectively. The respondents were grade 10 students and teachers in Finchewa secondary high school. Observation, interview and questionnaire were used to gather primary data. The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Percentage was used to analyze the quantitative data. The findings of the study revealed that most of the teachers did not practice writing and give the students feedback in the classroom regularly. Most of the students also did not participate actively in the classroom. The results indicated that lack of practicing the writing and not giving the students feedback in the classroom regularly; inconvenient workplace; lack of teachers’ and students’ motivation and interest to teaching and learning writing skills; lack of teachers’ in-service training and lack of teacher remunerations were the factors affecting the teaching of writing skills. The findings indicated that practicing the writing and giving the students regularly; improving class size, providing sufficient materials, implementing teachers’ remunerations can help improve teaching writing skills. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should practice the students writing and give the students feedback in the classroom regularly. Additionally, in order to enhance the teachers’ and the students’ motivation, government should also make stipends and support for the teachers and bursaries for students. Finally, to make environment become convenient schools and principals should improve classroom condition and school infrastructures.