and peers, and 9 include individual conferences between teacher and student during the process of composition
Based on Harmer 2001: 113, the process of writing involves planning, drafting, reviewing and editing. In this approach, students are taught planning,
drafting, revising, editing, and publishing strategies at each stage of the writing process to help them to write freely and arrive at a product of good quality. Based
on Nunan 1999: 274 there are some steps in producing a written text as illustrated in Figure 2.1.
Figure 2.1: Procedures involved in producing a written text
3. Micro and Macro Skill of Writing
Brown 2004: 221 classifies linguistics aspects of writing into macro skills and macro skills. The descriptions of macro skills and micro skills are as follows:
a. Micro-skill:
1 Produce graphemes and orthographic patterns of English
2 Produce writing at an efficient rate of suit the purpose
3 Produce an acceptable core or words and uses appropriate word order
4 Use acceptable grammatical system, pattern and rules
5 Express a particular meaning in different grammatical form
6 Use cohesive devices in writing discourse
Generating Focusing
Stucturing Reviewing
Evaluating Drafting
b. Macro-skill:
1 Use the rhetorical forms and conventions of written discourse.
2 Appropriately accomplish the communicative functions of written
texts according to form and purpose 3
Convey links and connections between events, and communicate such relations as main idea, supporting idea, new information, given
information, generalization, and exemplification 4
Distinguish between literal and implied meanings when writing 5
Correctly convey culturally specific references in the context of the written text
6 Develop and use a battery of writing strategies, such as accurately
assessing the audience’s interpretation, using pre-writing devices, writing with fluency in the first draft, using paraphrases and
synonyms, soliciting peer and instructor feedback, and using feedback for revising and editing.
4. Aspect of Writing
Nunan 1998: 373 mentions six characteristics of successful writing, those characteristics are: 1 mastering the mechanics of letter formation; 2 obeying
conventions of spelling and punctuation; 3 using the grammatical system to convey one’s intended meaning; 4 organizing content at the level of paragraph
and the complete text to reflect given new information and topiccomment structures; 5 polishing and revising one’s initial efforts; and 6 selecting an
appropriate style for one’s audiences.
Writing skills require five general components as stated by Heaton 1998: 135. They are as below:
a. Language use: the ability to write correct and appropriate sentences
b. Mechanical skills: the ability to use correctly those conventions peculiar to
the written language, e.g. punctuation and spelling c.
Treatment of content: the ability to think creatively and develop thoughts, excluding all irrelevant information
d. Stylistic skills: the ability to manipulate sentences and paragraphs and use
the language effectively e.
Judgments skills: the ability to write in an appropriate manner for a particular purpose with a particular audience in mind, together with an
ability to select, organize, and order relevant information Matthews, et al. 1985: 71 say that writing skills have several specific skills
which are grouped under five headings; they are graphical or visual skills, grammatical skills, expressive or stylistic skills, rhetoric skills, and organizational
skills. Writing covers a number of knowledge and skills as explained by McKay
2006: 249. They are as follows: a ability to write to suit purpose and audience, b ability to organize paragraphs logically, c knowledge of a growing range of
vocabulary, d knowledge of a growing range of grammatical structures, e ability to punctuate, f ability to employ connectives appropriately, g ability to
follow through a drafting procedure, h explicit knowledge of text structures genres, and i ability to write independently.
According to Peha 2002: 3, writing has all the things below: a.
Ideas those are interesting and important. Ideas are the heart of what the writers are writing about and why the writers choose to write about it.
b. Organization that is logical and effective. Organization refers to the order
of the writers’ ideas and the way the writers move from one idea to the next
c. Voice that is individual and appropriate. Voice is how the writers’ writing
feels to someone when they read it. Voice is the expression of the writers’ individual personalities through words
d. Word choice that is specific and memorable. Good writing uses just the
right words to say the right things e.
Sentence Fluency that is smooth and expressive. Fluent sentences are easy to understand and fun to read with expression
f. Conventions those are correct and communicative. Conventions are the
ways to use punctuation, spelling, grammar and other things that make writing consistent and easy to read.
Ur 1996: 163 mentions that there are some aspects of writing. They are neat handwriting, correct spelling and punctuation, acceptable grammar, and careful
selection of vocabulary. In addition, Hughes 1996: 91 mentions five aspects of writing namely: a
grammar; it is an element of writing which deals with a set of rules to help a writer construct sentences that make sense and acceptable in English; b
vocabulary; it is a list of words and their meanings; c mechanics; it deals with
the convention in writing, which is related to punctuation, spelling, and capitalization; d fluency; it refers to the ease and the style of the composition;
e form organization; it is the logical sequence and cohesion to make unified contribution to the whole paragraph. It is usually called generic structure. The
conclusion of indicators from some theories is illustrated in Table 2.1 Table 2.1. Indicators of Writing
Nunan Heaton
Matthews, et al
Mckay Peha
Ur Hughes
Mechanics Spelling
and punctuation
Mechanics Spelling and
Punctuation Punctuation
Voice Sentence
Fluency Spelling
and Punctuation
Punctuation, Spelling, and
Capitalization
Grammar Initial
Efforts Language
Use Grammar
Grammar Grammar
Grammar Grammar
Content Content
Content Style
Style Style
Word Choice
Vocabulary Word
Choice Vocabulary
Vocabulary Organization
Organization Rhetoric
Organization Organization
Ideas Organization
From table 2.1, it can be concluded that there are five indicators of writing, including: 1 Language Mechanics, 2 Language Use, 3 Content, 4
Vocabulary, and 5 Organization. The language mechanics include spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Grammar is included in Language Use.
Vocabulary also includes word choice and style. In this study, all of indicators is used.
5. Teaching Writing
