How To Teach Writing?

How To Teach Writing?

English is an international language which is learnt by most people in the world. For most of Indonesian people, learning English is important because by knowing English well, it will be easier for the students to understand any information written in English. 

Writing is not a natural skill because one cannot acquire this ability automatically and easily. This skill differs from other skills like speaking and listening in which the two other skills can be gained through natural process. To acquire writing ability the students should get sufficient writing practices. These practices are supposed to stimulate the students’ skill in writing and expressing thoughts in a good passage. Without practice, it is impossible to write well and effectively.

Writing is really important for the students in the case that they should make a daily note or assignments from their teacher or make a research report,. It is also a mean to demonstrate to the teacher that the students have acquired the information. Good writing is necessary for having success in college. If they do not master in writing skill, they will find difficulties to share to their teacher or their friends in a written form.   


In spite of the fact that writing is the most important skill, for most students of English throughout the world, it is a skill that has been rejected in language teaching. Many students get difficulties in writing a paragraph. Usually, they give an opinion in developing their ideas into the written language. It is difficult for students to arrange words into a sentence, sentences into a paragraph, paragraphs into a composition in which the message understood and grammatically correct.