Kerfoot, CarolineVan Heerden, MichelleDept. of Linguistics, Language and CommunicationFaculty of Education2013-10-112024-05-282009/05/252009/05/252013-10-112024-05-282008https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15534Magister Educationis - MEdThe purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based approach in this context. The study focused on the development of learners' writing skills in two Grade Six English classes. The aims of this study are to understand the writing curriculum plan and as practiced by two teachers with different levels of exposure to current approaches to the teaching of writing and different class profiles.enEnglish languageStudy and teachingWriting techniquesWriting skillsThesisUniversity of the Western Cape