THE APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This article provides a comparative analysis of the approaches (controlled-to-free, free-writing, paragraph pattern, grammar-syntax-organization, communicative, process, genre, creative writing, cooperative writing) to teaching writing skills, as proposed by Raimes and Harmer. It starts by exploring the essence of writing, focusing on developing communicative writing skills among high school students. Then it examines each classification in detail, providing an overview of the approaches. Following this, the approaches are compared and contrasted to identify both their differences and similarities.