The use of video in teaching writing

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using video in writing composition to MUET Semester 5 Diploma students with particular reference to the development of their writing skills. The subjects involved were 20 students from various technical courses in Politeknik Ungku Omar, namely Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Commerce. The method used to elicit data for analysis was through the students' written products, whereby they were required to write composition by using video and without using video. The analysis of the study was carried out using the percentage in Pretest and Posttest. However, the results showed that writing with video was more effective by using video than the writing composition without using video. The finding of this study proved that video could be used to improve writing skills among the students