Teachers' Views on Using the Writing Process Approach to Improve ESL Learners' Writing Skills
Keywords:
Process approach; controlled and guided composition; genre approach; brainstorming.Abstract
Even though ESL students in Saudi universities are given intensive courses in writing essays, they are still unable to improve their English writing skills and find difficulty completing their writing. Finding an appropriate approach to teaching such as the process approach may or may not help to solve their writing problems effectively. This study aims to find out the perceptions and opinions of Saudi English teachers towards using the process approach of writing inside the classrooms. The study found that it is important to teach and motivate students to write through processes such as prewriting activities, drafting, revising, and editing. The majority of the participants thought that the students writing process strategy helps students to write critically and analytically. This can be noticed when students practice some activities and strategies that help them write critically such as brainstorming their minds, discussing with peers, collecting ideas, selecting appropriate vocabulary, and making outlines.
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