Özet:

People learn foreign languages for different purposes and needs, and the language experts make their genuine efforts to innovate different teaching approaches and methods to make the learning process easier. Among these methodological innovations worldwide, Dogme teaching approach is a new one with its unique teaching precepts in unplugged ESL and EFL classes. This research concentrates on highlighting the impacts of applying the three basic principles of Dogme teaching approach to polish up the learners’ academic writing skills. Data was collected from the teacher’s notes that he organized in three groups according to these three principles after going through his class observations, problems and difficulties during a Dome ELT treatment program. Data was categorized and analyzed qualitatively to record the findings and results of the study. The results of applying the three core precepts to develop writing skills prove that these precepts can be applied to develop writing skills. Each of these precepts has its own pedagogical value to develop some specific language areas of writing skills, and it can be used for different teaching purposes. This study discussed these precepts describing their pros and cons for learning outcomes in academic writing classes and fill the research gaps.

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