Utilizing Literary Works For Writing Opinion Essays  

Oleh:

Setyowati, Lestari ; Sukmawan, Sony

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 1, page 270-276.
Topik: literary works; teaching writing; opinion essays; adult learners
Fulltext: hal 270.pdf (16.58MB)

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Many language teachers are not interested in using literature for teaching language skills, especially writing. Because literature is oftenly seen as complex and difficult, it is almost neglected in many language classes. Thus, utilizing literature in EFL/ESL classroom has not been given much emphasis until recently. Used appropriately and chosen carefully, some literary works can work very well in ELT writing class. This paper is intended share how to use literary works to teach opinion essays for adult learners. The literary works practiced in writing class, namely a poem written by Shell Silverstein’ The Giving Tree, and Frank Stockton’s The Lady or the Tiger. There are three stages that should be taken to use literary work to teach writing; a warmer stage, prewriting stage, and the writing stage. Some students’ writing products are presented and discussed in terms of the essay elements, namely thesis statement, paragraph development, and conlusion. In sum, using literary works for teaching writing for adult learners enhances not only the their writing ability but also their critical thinking skills.

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