Improving Students’ Writing Ability By Online Creative Writing Courses



In recent year, the development of information and communication technology, especially the Internet, in teaching and learning process become more essential. Besides, many students are still getting the difficulties in writing. Being at a loss for ideas is a familiar experience to most of us when we are obliged to write (Byrne, 1984:5). Thus, many students are using media of the Internet, as a right choice to help solving their problem in writing skill. One of the Internet media that most of students are using that is online creative writing courses. Online creative writing courses at the Internet provide many services and facilities where students can improve their ability in writing skill. You will get many advantages, such as the useful written record, the outstanding instructor, and the flexible writing classes.
Online creative writing course do not only provide a text book, but also it will give a useful written record. The written record provides all of courses material and the assignment are available there. It will give the students an introduction to the basic elements of creative writing, from prose fiction to poetry. The courses material will guide the students to explore their creativity in writing. Absolutely, it will help them in improving their writing ability. Moreover, it is supported by the useful courses material. The students will not get bored when they are doing the writing activities. Therefore, online creative writing provide many kinds of facilities that can help students to improve their creativity in writing.
Some online creative writing courses provide the outstanding instructor. Providing teacher or instructor is suggested to give guidance for the students in writing, through writing process (Fachrurrazy, 2011:90). Sometimes, a writing instructor is just what students need to help them develop their skills. In the classroom, the teacher does not always have time to work with one by one of the students. Besides, at home, their parents are often uncomfortable teaching their children’s writing. Therefore, if students want to improve their ability in writing skill, an online writing instructor helps students to achieve both short and long goals. Most of every online writing instructor is a certified teacher who is trusted in teaching creative learning. For example, an online creative writing course, Gotham Writer’ Workshop explained, “our teachers are professional writer and professional teacher who are expert at teaching their craft, and they do not just talk about writing, they get you writing.” Exactly, by providing outstanding instructor, student can improve their writing skill without any obstacles.
Online creative writing courses provide not only the outstanding instructor, but also the flexible writing classes. Some online creative writing courses limit each outline class to 18 or fewer students to ensure that they receive personal attention and feedback from the instructors. If it is compared with the classroom teaching, online writing class is more efficient. In Writer.Com, the classes learn from basic skill to advanced level work in variety of areas. Therefore, we can measure the development of the writing ability. Besides, others creative writing courses make it matches into the students’ schedule. Thus, they can learn from any location around the world and log on 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and anytime they want. In the online creative writing class, the students can ask the lecture or the instructor, post comment, participate in the class discussion, and submit their writing for critique. An effective writing class at online creative writing like this, it can be a good way whether we want to improve the writing ability.
All in all, online creative writing courses can be a facility of the Internet, in teaching and learning writing. It is because online creative writing courses provide the written record, the outstanding instructor, and the effective classes. In addition, I think joining online creative writing courses is an execellent way for writers to connect with other writers and to gain some peer feedback of their work.

Glosary
Internet         : A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocol.
Outstanding : Exceptionally good.
Flexible        : Able to change readly to meet new circumstances.

References
As’ad, M. 2010. Using Webblogs to Teach Students to Write Recoun Texs. Stated in Teaching English By Using Internet Resourses. Eds. Bambang Yudi Cahyono. Malang: State University of Malang Press.
Byrne, D. 1984. Teaching Writing Skills. Singapore: Longman Group Ltd.
Fachrurrazy, 2011. Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Teachers in Indonesia. Malang: State University of Malang Press.
Gotham, 1997. Gotham Writers' Workshop. Retrieved April 2nd, 2012, from http://writingclasses.com
Pasch J, 1995. Writers.Com. Retrieved April 2nd, 2012, from http://writersonthenet/writers.com
Smith, F.V, 2000. The Crafty Writer's free online creative writing course. Retrieved April 11th , 2012 from http://CreativeWritingCourse.com



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