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b. English Writing Teaching
Indonesian teachers are expected to be able to help the students to achieve the students’ competence in English writing. Since English is not the students’ mother
tongue, Indonesian teacher should understand how to teach L2 students in English writing. The teacher should know what the students need to learn and then,
teacher provides effective writing instruction. Hyland 2003: 27 presents guiding concepts in English writing teaching. He argues that the teachers teach L2
students in writing by focusing on language structures, focusing on text functions, focusing on creative expression, focusing on the writing process, focusing on the
content, and focusing on the genre. Hyland also adds that the teacher should deal with five kinds of knowledge in teaching English writing. They are:
1 Content knowledge
Content knowledge of the ideas and concepts in the topic area the text will address.
2 System knowledge
System knowledge of the syntax, lexis, and appropriate formal conventions needed.
3 Process knowledge
Process knowledge of how to prepare and carry out a writing task.
4 Genre knowledge
Genre knowledge of communicative purposes of the genre and its value in particular context.
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5 Context knowledge
Context knowledge of reader’s expectations, cultural preferences, and related texts.
c. Materials in Writing Class
Hyland 2003: 90 mentions the important role of materials in writing class that used by the teacher provides a stimulus to writing or discussion. The
materials play the role for the only contact for the students to get started in learning English. Hyland explains in his book that instructional materials play an
important role to assist the students to understand of writing and language use. He also explains about stimulus material that is used to stimulate the students’ ideas.
Hyland provides some examples of stimulus materials which are:
1 Readings
They are some examples of readings such as short stories, journalistic texts, autobiographies, and professional texts.
2 Audio materials
They are some examples of audio materials such as songs, rap lyrics, music, lecturers, recorded conversation, and radio plays.
3 Visual materials
They are some examples of visual materials such as video documentaries, movies, TV programs, photographs, pictures, and cartoons.
4 Electronic materials
They are some examples of electronic materials such as web pages, bulletin board discussions, and chat rooms.
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5 Realia
They are some examples of realia such as household objects, Lego bricks, Cuisenaire rods, and kit-form models.
d. Factual Writing Genres
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