The Concepts of Writing
1.
Definitions of Writing
Byrne in Ismayanti (1990:1) states
that writing is clearly more than the prediction of the sounds. The symbols
have been arranged according to certain in convention. As rule, however the
students do not write just one sentence or a number of sentence as arranged in
particular order and linked together in certain ways. Writing involves the
encoding of message of some kinds that translate throughout into language.
Another statement about writing
skill comes from Widdowson in Saleha (2008:15) states that writing is a
communicative activity and is carried out in accordance with certain general
principal in which underline the use of language in communication.
Lindbolm in Fatmawaty (2009:13)
gives definition of writing as studying to focus our mind on important matters,
and learning about them. By this activity, a person can find the solution of
difficult problem, master the fact even by writing, a person can also
communicate their mind that cannot be done through other way. We can say that
writing is the act of expressing something through the application of language
system. So, when we write, there are two problematic areas namely “what to
write and how to write it”. It is then understandable that language skills are
meant as the ability to manipulate the rules of language conventionally, while
extra linguistic system or knowledge of the world refers to what the writer
knows about the subject to write.
Graham and Perin (2007:3) explain
that writing well is not just an option for young people-it is a
necessity. Writing skill is predictor of
academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life in the
global economy, while Writing is not a simple language skill to perform because
of it is large areas that must be involved. In producing a piece of writing,
linguistic competence and extra linguistic competence are always involved. The
fact is that writing is not only a means of expression, but it is also an
essential criterion of competence in any field. This means that to write is to
seek expression or to have something to say through the application of
linguistic system.
2.
Characteristics
of Good Writing
All
writers always want the readers to love their writing. If the reader likes to
read the writing works, the writers are satisfied for that. Reader is critical;
they often give comments to writer’s works. Therefore the writer should produce
good Writing in order the readers can get what they want in reading the writing
text. Moreover the writing is not an easy as one may imagine. It needs ideas
and concept better.
There
are some characteristics of good writing according to Adelstein and Prival in
Jupri (2007) states follow:
a.
Good
writing reflects the writer’s ability to use appropriate voice. Even thought
all good writings conveys the sound of some one of taking to someone else, the
voice heard thought the writing must also suit the purposes and audience of the
occasion.
b.
Good
writing reflects the writer’s ability to organize the material into a coherent
whole so that it moves logically from a central dominant idea to the supporting
points and finally to coincident ending conveying to needs a sense at well
thought out plan.
c.
Good
writing reflects writers’ ability to write clearly and unambiguously, to use
sentence structure language and example so that the on possible meaning is the
writers intended one.
d.
Good
writing reflects writer’s ability to write convincingly to interest readers in
the subject and to demonstrate a through and sound understanding of it.
e.
Good
writing reflects the writer’s ability to critic the first draft and revise its
revision is the key of effective writing.
f.
Good
writing reflects writer’s pride in the willingness to spell and punctuate
accurately and check word meaning and grammatical relationship within the
sentences before submitting the finished product to the audience.
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