MOVIE REVIEW AS A TOOL IN TEACHING EXPRESSIVE WRITING: A STUDY

Abstract

The study strives to teach Expressive writing to enhance Creative writing among undergraduate students. Expressive writing describes what the writer thinks in mind and heart. This form of writing is different from other forms of writing styles because it focuses on the writer's honest opinions, thoughts, and emotions rooted in their experiences which are interlinked with their memories. It also allows the readers to relate while reading. The students selected for the Study comprised 40 First-Year Undergraduate students namely, 20 B.A.B.Ed. English students and 20 B. Com students of SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. The researcher gave the students a questionnaire (Diagnostic Test), and a movie review, as it allows them to convey their honest opinions, thereby testing Expressive writing ability, and evaluation. The students were taught the importance of Expressive Writing, its Characteristics, and the types of writing that involve Expressiveness. The same questionnaire (DT) was given and collected. This time the evaluation was based on the characteristics of Expressive writing. The collected data proved that the students have improved in Expressing themselves. The paper discusses the significance, objectives, methodology, and findings of this study.