Idea sharing: process-based approach to writing in Malaysian English education

• Main Authors: Kee, Li Li, Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80127/1/Idea%20sharing%20process-based%20approach%20to%20writing%20in%20Malaysian%20English%20education.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80127/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338966769_Idea_Sharing_Process-Based_Approach_to_Writing_in_Malaysian_English_Education
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Malaysia strives to educate its people to be fluent in the English language, and as such the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) has introduced the process-based approach to writing from the early 1980s in school curricula and syllabi. Unfortunately, even from the inclusion of process-based approach to writing in Malaysian national curricula and syllabi, Malaysian students' writing performance in the national primary and secondary school examinations remains low. Concerns arise over the process-based approach, due to its lack of proper implementation in the English as a second language (ESL) writing instruction. This article provides a review of the studies conducted on the implementation of process-based approach in teaching ESL writing in Malaysian English education. It seeks to investigate the problems that have been reported to occur during the implementation of process-based approach in the ESL writing instruction in Malaysia. In order to address the concerns regarding process-based approach to writing and to avoid possible issues in the future concerning the implementation of process-based approach in ESL writing in Malaysia, the researchers believe it is important to truly understand the nature and goals of the process-based approach to writing. 318 | PASAA Vol. 58 July-December 2019 as such, the researchers call all educators in Malaysia to look for possible means to revive the process-based approach in the field of ESL writing.