Comparative Analysis of Process Versus Product Approach of Teaching Writing in Malaysian Schools: Review of Literature

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2,3 Abstract: This makes a comparison analysis oftheeffect of process and product writing approacheson writing skills development of language learners in Malaysian schools. Literature reveals that despite of much importance attached to English language in Malaysian education system, students are found to have poor language competencies. This is more alarming inwriting skills. Many studies have examined the problems faced by teachers and students regarding writing skills learning. However, little research has looked into the causes for this problem. This paper contributes to this gap in the current literature. For this purpose, the paper carries out a wide survey of existing research on process and product writing approaches. The paper also explores the reasons why product approach is adopted in Malaysian classrooms at the cost of process approach. The findings showed that teachers prefer to use product approach due to its easy application and avoid process approach due to its being time consuming. However, keeping in view the typical scenario of Malaysian schools, this paper suggest that instead of using either product or process approaches in isolation, teachers should blend both approaches and use them according to the demand of situation and nature of learners and their learning styles. This will help teachers to use the merits of both approaches and avoid their demerits.

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