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2.1.8 Writing Approach
In order to produce a good writing, the teacher must have a good strategy in teaching writing. One of the approaches in teaching writing is genre based
approach. Hyland 2003 argues that genre based approach focuses on the products of writing by examining various texts. In this research the researcher
used narrative as the genre of the text. The teaching and learning activities in the genre based approach consist of several stages. Feez 1998 describes the stages
are: 1.
Building the context
In this stage the students are introduced the social context of the text- type, explore features of the general cultural context and the social purpose of the text
being studied. The teacher‟s role provides the example of the text. Furthermore, the students are asked to build their knowledge of the topic of the model text and
knowledge of the social activity the text is used Feez, 1998. 2.
Modeling and Deconstructing the text According to Feez 1998 in this stage the students investigate the
structural pattern and the language features of the text. In addition, the students compare the model of the text with the other types.
3. Joint construction of the text
In this stage the students begin to contribute to the construction of whole examples of the text type. The teacher reduces the contribution to the text
construction Feez, 1998. The activities in joint construction include discussing the text-type, completing the blank story, teacher questioning, etc. In this stage
29 involves negotiation between teacher and students. It means that both teacher and
students need to have shared in understanding of the context, so it is not dominated by the teacher.
4. Independent construction of the text
Feez 1998 describes that in this stage the students are worked independently with the text. In the writing activity the students are demanded to
make a text or story based on the text that had been taught. Then, the students present the story in front of the class.
5. Linking to related text
The last stage the students investigate what they have learned then compare with other texts in the same or similar contexts. The students also
researching how a key language features used in the text being studied is used in other text-types Feez, 1998.
In building successful teaching learning process, it needs a good cooperation among students and teacher. In the genre based approach, the students
are not forced to imitate the teacher. However, it gives the opportunity to them to learn at a level beyond Feez, 1998.
2.1.9 Definition of Narrative
According to McCarty 2014 narrative is defined as retelling the story which happened in the past, it could be oral or written. Narrative is a story which
characterized by sequencing of events. They are the introducing of the characters,
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