A WRITING TEACHER: REAL TIME CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

— This study is an analysis of the various factors, other than the methodology used by teachers of tertiary level education, which challenge the effective teaching of technical writing. Experience of many teachers of Technical Writing, show that apart from the methodology followed in teaching, there are other factors that hinder the progress in imparting the writing skill in students. Some of them are the differences in psychology of the students, the constraints in technical institutions, an ineffective curriculum that needs to be suitably changed, and a high student population that adversely affects the student-teacher ratio. At times, it becomes inevitable for the teachers to compromise on pedagogical tools because of the constraints found in these aspects. The study facilitated the researcher in attaining an in-depth understanding of how writing can be taught successfully when teachers and students work hand-in-hand and also guided by an effective curriculum. This study also brought to light the changes that have to be hurriedly brought in by the administrators/educationists of the colleges, to make the environment conducive for the teaching of English Language and Technical Writing subjects.