WRITING

         We have defined communication as the expression, interpretation and negotiation of meaning. This definition is applicable not only to oral language but to written language as well. We express ourselves in writing as well as speaking.

        Most L2 learners might agree when we say that writing is the most difficult skills for them to master.   The difficulty lies  not only in generating and organizing ideas, but also in translating these ideas into readable text.  The skills involved in writing are highly complex. L2 writers have to pay attention to higher level skills of planning and organizing as well as lower skills of spelling, punctuation, word choice and so on.  The difficulty then becomes more  pronounced if their language proficiency is weak.

        Furthermore, the main activities of English teacher in teaching writing in EFL context involve conceptualizing, planning, and delivering course.  At first sight, this seem to be mainly an application of practical professional knowledge gained through hands-on classroom experience.  Teachers’ classroom decisions are always informed by their theories and beliefs about what writing is and how people learn to write. Everything the teacher do in the classroom, the methods and the materials they adopt, the teaching style they assume, the task they assign, are guided by both practical and theoretical knowledge, and their decisions can be more effective if that knowledge is  explicit. A familiarity  with what is known about writing, and about teaching writing, can therefore help us to reflect on our assumption and enables as to approach current teaching methods with an informed and critical eye.

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