AN OVERVIEW OF GENRE BASED APPROACH IN EFL WRITING CLASS

Abstract

Writing, as an English skill, encourages the students to interrogate one’s interpretations of others’ utterances as well as of one’s own personal experiences and beliefs in order to add to the ongoing dialogue in some way that enriches the community’s understanding of the relevant area of experience. This study aimed at developing some writing skills for second semester of English Education Students. The students are not enough well at writing. As a result, their writing skills are weak. Consequently, they develop a negative attitude towards writing. They need to be trained in the skill of writing and there is a direct need to use a genre-based approach to writing content. The study adopted the qualitative research. The instruction took place in the second semester of the academic year 2018/2019. The present study provided evidence for the implementation of using genre-based approach in developing students' writing performance. Further, the study highlighted the advantages of using genre-based approach in developing writing skills.