• Mrs. M. RAHAMATH
• Dr. K. SHIBILA

The English language has occupied an important place in the education system of India. In India English is taught as a foreign and second language. Hence, the main aim of the teaching of English is to help students acquire a practical command of English so that it may be useful to them in everyday life. Practical command of English means that the Indian students should be able to read, speak, write and understand English. They should learn the language for the purpose of utility. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW) are the four skills which play a vital role in the acquisition of language and learning. Writing is one among the expressive skills to be developed in a language. In a literate society, teaching writing is a huge responsibility for the school. Yet, most children develop to be reluctant writers. Whenever a teacher assigns a writing task, a kind of collective sign goes up in the class. Students would rather do anything, except write. There are many reasons for this reluctance and my article will address some of these. Next, I will point out the main pedagogical self -practices in writing classrooms and how these need to be reoriented. I will also discuss the challenges of writing in a second language classroom. In the final section, I make suggestions for enabling students to improve their writing skills through Language Lab.

English, Language laboratory, writing skills, Students, second language.

"SELF-LEARNING THROUGH LANGUAGE LAB FOR IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS TO THE STUDENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.449-451, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I67.pdf

"SELF-LEARNING THROUGH LANGUAGE LAB FOR IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS TO THE STUDENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp449-451, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I67.pdf