JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF PROCESS AND PRODUCT APPROACHES ON THE STUDENTS’ COMPETENCY IN WRITING DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS

Penulis : Ni Kadek Ayu Wirawati, Dewa Komang Tantra, Made Ratminingsih

Keywords : Process Approach, Product Approach, Types of Texts and Writing Competency.

Jurnal Penelitian | JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF PROCESS AND PRODUCT APPROACHES ON THE STUDENTS’ COMPETENCY IN WRITING DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS | In English learning, there are four language skills that need to be mastered by the students namely listening, speaking, reading and writing. According to Miller (1998) as cited in Cahyono and Widiati (2011), among all the language skills, writing has a special status in communication activity. It plays an important role in the processes of language learning. Harmer (1998) points out writing skill as an important skill in language learning. It is viewed as a basic communication skill and a unique asset in the process of learning a second language. 

Writing is considered as a wing of literacy and plays a very important role in today’s world. Through writing, one can communicate a variety of message to a close or distant and to known or unknown reader/s. This is used as a medium to exchange the information around the world. 

In addition, writing also provides students with opportunity to support other learning experiences, as means of recording, assimilating, and reformulating knowledge, and developing and working through his or her own ideas. In other words, writing can be a means of personal discovery, of creativity and self-expression. 

Writing is also said as an important learning tool because it helps students to understand ideas and concepts better. Considering the importance of writing for language learners, it needs to be encouraged and nurtured during the language learner course of study. In this case, teachers should be able to choose the most appropriate writing technique for their students. 

English program in Junior High School focuses on developing the four language skills. The syllabus contains standard competency of each of the skills. Based on the competencies the students are expected to be able to write different types of texts (narrative, recount and descriptive) accurately and fluently. In fact, it is not easy to help the students to achieve these writing competencies. In reality, the eighth grade students of Junior High School Harapan I Denpasar faced many difficulties in writing.

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JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF PROCESS AND PRODUCT APPROACHES ON THE STUDENTS’ COMPETENCY IN WRITING DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS