Definition of Writing
Writing is one of the four macro skills needed to be mastered as we learn
a language and is one of the productive skills. Being a productive skill means
that during the practice, we act to produce the language. Writing itself is
indeed an active skill as in the act of creating a text, we need to do some
steps like setting goals, generating ideas, organizing information, selecting
appropriate language usage and use, making a draft, reading and reviewing it,
then revising and editing (Hedge, 2000:
308).
Based on Weigle (2002: 1) Writing is one of important skills that students need to develop. The ability to write is very important for the academic context, business and personal relation in the global community. In the academic context, this ability is used to measure the students‟ writing proficiency such as composing academic easy or writing some texts which are included in the curriculum. In the business context, the ability to write is important for those who make business relation with other across the nation by sending email or composing business report. writing a letter or message is also a means of communication which can connect the relationship between people indirectly.
Jeremy (2007: 7) point out that the
writing and speaking
are productive skills.
It means that
writers and speakers go
through producing a
language. Writing is more difficult than speaking
as writing communicating
into space. In face to face communication there is little
time to think and produce it. However, the product of
writing is not
as instant as
speaking. Writing does
not only put the idea into a
paper but how written text can be understandable by paying attention
to some aspects
to create a
good written text.
Writing involves complex thinking
that must integrate
all of the
components such as the
topic or theme,
word choices, organization,
purpose, audience, clarity, sequence,
cohesion, and transcription.
Graham and Perin(2007: 3) explain
that writing well is not just an option for young people-it is a
necessity. Writing skill is predictor of
academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life in the
global economy, while Writing is not a simple language skill to perform because
of it is large areas that must be involved. In producing a piece of writing,
linguistic competence and extra linguistic competence are always involved. The
fact is that writing is not only a means of expression, but it is also an
essential criterion of competence in any field. This means that to write is to
seek expression or to have something to say through the application of
linguistic system.
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