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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
In this chapter, the writer would like to put the theories from some experts that support this research those consist of the General Knowledge of Peer Editing
Technique, Writing, Teaching English Writing for the Year VIII of Junior High School Students.
2.1 General Knowledge of Peer Editing Technique
2.1.1 What is a Peer Editing Technique?
Peer editing is an interesting technique to be applied in the classroom. Oshima 2006:313 says that peer editing is an interactive process or reading and
commenting on classmate’s writing. Hornby 1995:855 says that peer is a person who is the same age as another. Hornby 1995:369 says that editing is to prepare
a piece of writing, often another’s person’s for publication, e.g. by correcting it, commenting on it, or removing of it. So peer editing according Hornby is to
prepare a piece of writing, often another’s person’s for publication, e.g. by correcting it, commenting on it, or removing of it by a person who is the same age
as another. Harmer 2004:115 says that peer editing or known as peer review is a valuable element in the writing process where encourage students to read other
students’ work through what they have written to see where it works and where it does not.
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A technique is a procedure used to accomplish a specific activity or task. Peer editing technique is a classroom technique where learners correct each other,
rather than the teacher doing this Wikipedia the Free encyclopedia, accessed in April, 28
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2009. From the definition above, It can be concluded that peer editing is an interesting technique where students correcting and editing other students’
writing in order to be a good writing. Peer review, therefore, is less authoritarian than teacher review, and helps
students to view both colleagues and teachers as collaborators rather than evaluators. However, in order for it to be successful especially when first
introduced, students will need guidance from their teacher so that they know what to look at when they read their classmates’ work. When the writer applied
this technique, the students must read and give comment or correct the work. The students must analyze the content, mechanics, grammar, fluency, and vocabulary
of the work. The students also gave correction and comment on the other students’ work.
2.1.2 The Function of Peer Editing Technique in Language
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