Strengths

Product Process Genre

Writing takes place in a social situation and is a reflection of a particular purpose Learning can happen consciously through imitation and analysis The need for Emphasis on the learners to be given skills in writing linguistic knowledge about texts Imitation is one way Learners in which people background and learn experience contributes to development of writing Active participation

Weakness Process skills of writing are less emphasized (e.g. planning a text) Learners knowledge and experiences are undervalued (passive learners) Does not provide learners with adequate linguistic knowledge to write successfully Focus on writing as mere process with the same set of steps to follow through, insufficient importance to the kind of texts writers produce and why such texts are produced Does not provide learners with adequate linguistic knowledge to write successfully Passive learners