2.2.1 General Concept of Writing
In this section, I discuss four main points. The first is definition of writing, the second is importance of writing; the third is types of writing, and the last writing
paragraph.
2.2.1.1 Definition of writing
Writing is one way to communicate our ideas, feelings, and thoughts beside speaking, reading and listening. Writing is an act of communication which takes
place between the writer and the reader. As one of the language skills, writing demands the students to master it well to help them in expressing what they are
thinking about. Based on Wikipedia.com writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols. Through writing
people can communicate one another over long distance. Even that writing can be more precious and beneficial if our writing has a qualification as a good writing.
According to Celce-Murcia 2001: 213, writing is a skill which enables the learners to plan and rethink the communication process. It means that to create a
good writing, the writers need to employ all their thoughts and knowledge. In line with Celce-Murcia, Harmer 2004:3 states that in the context of
education, it is also worth remembering that most exams, whether they are testing foreign language or other skills, often rely on the students’ writing proficiency in
order to measure their knowledge. It is clearly explained that writing is a vital skill which has to be learnt for foreign language learner.
According to Meyers 2005: 2, writing is like speaking in a way to discover and communicate ideas, unlike speaking, however it does not happen all
at once. The writers cannot see and hear the reader, so they have to present the ideas in logical order. They have to be careful in organizing, their writing to make
the meaning stronger and clearer. Therefore, writing as one of the basic competence in learning language is the most sophisticated language skill. It
demands a lot of practice and exercise. Meyers 2005:2 adds that writing is an action, a process of discovering
and organizing your ideas, putting them on the paper and reshaping and revising them. In other words writing is a method of representing language in visual form.
Writing is a complex skill; the writer concludes that writing is one of the important skills that have to be mastered by English learner including senior high
school students. Based on the definition above, it can be said that writing is progressive activities that expressing ideas into written form; it is not a natural
skill; it needs to be learnt and practiced in order to achieve good writing.
2.2.1.2 Importance of writing
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