Abstract
This paper explores teaching practices for developing writing skills in English language classrooms at secondary school level. Teaching practices were determined on three domains of writing i.e. generation of ideas, organization of ideas and language facility and conventions. Through convenience sampling 12 teachers of the selected schools were included in sample. Data were collected through questionnaire and observation protocol to identify the teaching practices in English writing classrooms. Questionnaire was administered to 12 teachers while 4 teachers were selected for in-depth investigation of teaching practices. Findings explicitly revealed that teachers do not involve their students in process of writing. They use product oriented approach which is based upon memorization. They rely on textbooks, choose the writing topics from textbooks and use those topics for writing in the classroom. Teachers prefer lecture, written clues, provision of vocabulary words, oral and written feedback for teaching writing in English language classrooms.