Teaching Productive Skills to the Students: a secondary Level Scenario

a. 
Demonstrating: 
The first task that must be done by the teacher in the 
process of writing is demonstrating. It is a need for the students to be able to 
understand writing conventions and genre constraints of particular types of writing. As a 
result, the teacher has to be able to draw the two features to their attentions. 
b. 
Motivating and Provoking:The second task done by the teacher in the process 
of writing is motivating and provoking the students. It is difficult for some of the students 
to write in English. Besides, they sometimes have no idea of the words used to write 
their messages. This is the situation where teachers can help them by provoking them 
to get the ideas and then persuading them to work on their writings. 
c. 
Supporting: Supporting the students is the third task that needs to be performed 
by the teachers. In the process of writing, teachers become the main supporters for the 
students when they are writing in classroom, especially when the students face 
difficulties. They must be available and wellprepared to help them solve the difficulties. 
Thus, the students will be motivated in doing their writings. 
d. 
Responding: 
Then, the next task is responding to the students‟ writing 
works. Responding refers to how the teachers react to the students‟ writing works. 
Content and construction are the focus of this task. After looking at the writing works 
produced by the students, the teachers can give feedbacks or suggestions for the 
stu
dents‟ improvement in writing. 
e. 
Evaluating: The last task done by the teacher in the process of writing is 
eva
luating the students‟ works. This task refers to how the teachers will evaluate the 
students‟ writing works and then grade them. This is done by the teachers to see the 
students‟ progress in writing. 
Finally we can say that, the teachers are required to be able to perform those 
tasks in the process of writing. This will enable the students to be better writers, 
especially when they are hesitant to express the ideas. 

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