واقع الممارسات التدريسية لمعلمات اللغة الإنجليزية في تعليم مهارة الكتابة في المرحلة الثانوية في منطقة القصيم : دراسة حالة
The current study aimed to reveal the practices of female English teachers in teaching writing skill at the secondary stage in Qassim region. Moreover, the study also sought to verify the attitudes of teachers concerning teaching writing skills and the difficulties encountered. The study used the qualitative approach - case study - employing diverse tools such as written, individual, oral, group interviews; observation; documents; and sources. The study was administered to three Saudi female teachers who have various teaching experiences and did not participate in specialized development courses in writing skill of the first secondary school in Unaizah, Al-Qassim Region. The results of the study revealed that the teachers had previous beliefs and perceptions about the writing skill itself and the writing skills of their students led to differences in their practices of teaching writing skills. Furthermore, the teaching experiences and their previous personal experiences in teaching English impacted the feedback they provide to their students. The positive attitudes towards the teaching profession led them to search for more creative ways of teaching writing skills. The study also found that the female teachers suffer from inconsistency of writing subjects at the secondary level forcing them to expand and enrich the content defined. The teachers also confirmed the existence of a defect in the cognitive structure of some high school students in the writing skill - as one of the difficulties faced. (Published abstract)