4 Composition
It is the most highly developed form. In this form, writing refers to the expression of ideas in consecutive way, according to the graphic conventions of
the lan
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e. The ultimate aim of a writer at this stage is to he expressing hi m in a polished literary form, which requires the utilization of a special
vocabulary and certain refinements of structure. R i v e r s 1 9 8 8 : 2 4 3 s a y s , t h a t t h e r e a r e f o u r m a j o r a r e a s o f
l e a r n i n g involved in writing process. we can infer that in putting our thoughts on a piece of paper we should keep in our
mind these following elements. They are the graphic system of the langua ge . the spelling accordi ng to the convention of the
language. the structure of the language to control t he me ss a ge o f t h e w r i t i n g . a n d t h e v o c abulary and phra ses of the
language, which are most appropriate to convey our message.
2.4.1 The Importance of writing
Wr i t i n g i s a d i f fi c u l t s k i l l , b o t h for n a t i v e s p e a k e r s a n d n o n na t i ve s p e a k e r s b e c a u s e w r i t i n g s h o u l d h a v e m u l t i p l e b a l a n c e
a s p e c t s s u c h a s c o n t e n t , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p u r p o s e , v o c a b u l a r y . p u n c t u a t i o n , s p e l l i n g a n d me c ha nic s li ke ca pital izati on. Most
st udent s fi nd that English as SE t hat writing is difficult because they are expected to create written products that demonstrate the
mastery of all elements above in a new language. Students will write a phrase. clause and a sentence correctly when they
know the word order. After that. by using sentences. they can communicate a messa
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e using writing system for some purposes,
i.e.: to give or respond to inf o r ma t i o n , t o r e c o r d a p i e c e o f i n f o r ma t i o n t o g i v e p l e a s u r e t o a not her reader oneself and to
express an ideal feeling one finds difficult to articulate.
Considering how important writing is in everyday life it is necessary; therefore, that writing is taught at school. By learning writing, the
students will get knowledge how to write effectively, how to express the ideas, and how to sell their thoughts with anyone else, through the writing. The
existence of writing in the modern society plays an important role i t i s t h e m o s t d i f f i c u l t s k i l l t o d e v e l o p . T h r o u g h w r i t i n g p e o p l e c a n
communicate to one another over long distances. It has also preserved ideas of many great people and philosophers in the past. Thus. if writin
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did not exist. the world would not be as it is now because there would be no development
in the society. To support the idea above, Ramelan 1992: 9 states that Writing is very
important as a part of mans culture because it can he used to preserved thoughts. ideas and also speech sounds”.
W h i t e 1 9 8 0 : 8 s u g g e s t e d t h r e e p o i n t s a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f
writing. They were: l the linguist had become interested in studying the characteristics of written
lang u ag e
as well as spoken
lan gu a g e
, 2 teachers of English had become increasing concerned with the need to teach writing to students of science and technology, for whom ability
to the spoken language might be secondary or even irrelevance, 3 coinciding
with the increased interest in written
lan gu age
by both linguist and English
lan gu a g e
teaching teachers had been a considerable growth in the study of
lan gu a g e
beyond the sentences that was in discourse.
2.4.2 Types of Writing
