An Experimental Study into the use of computers for teaching of composition writing in English at Prince Edward School in Harare

Abstract

This study was an experimental study which sought to establish how English language teachers used computers for teaching composition writing at Prince Edward High School in Harare. The findings of the study show that computers were rarely used in the teaching of composition despite the observation that the school appeared to be adequately equipped with computers. Teachers appear to prefer their traditional way of teaching, perhaps because of conservatism on their part. The study goes further to recommend that English teachers should be taught how to use computers at a general level then they should develop skills that enable them to use computers as a teaching tool in their subject area.