The Use of Peer Interactive Writing Towards the Students Narrative
Writing Skills

(SK KAPULU, Tenom, Malaysia)

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the use of peer interactive writing towards the students’ narrative writing skill in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Elopura Bestari Sandakan, Sabah. It is aimed to look into the perception of Malaysian school teachers on the effectiveness of peer interactive writing to assist them in teaching narrative writing to the students. This study also explores the roles of teachers in managing the lesson and learners during the intervention. In addition, the students’ view on how peer interactive writing can facilitate them in developing their narrative writing skills is also investigated. Direct observation and interview were used in this study. The study sample consisted of 2 classes, 4.1 with 21 students comprise of 5 male students and 16 female students, and 4.2 with 26 students comprise of 13 male students and 13 female students. The students were paired with different language proficiency. The instruments applied in the research are direct observation of teachers’ behavior and open ended interviews were conducted to extract their experiences, perceptions, thoughts and feelings. Results of data analysis showed that the teachers played crucial roles during the intervention and both students and teachers gave positive views and feedbacks regarding peer interactive writing method. Implications for using peer interactive writing in ESL writing were discussed.

Key words: peer interactive writing, narrative writing skill, narrative writing