THE STRATEGY OF USING PERSUASIVE ESSAY IN ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL ACADEMIC WRITING

Abstract

Writing persuasive essay has the purpose of providing some techniques in organizing the idea and constructing the sentences in coherence. The content of this essay contains the health issue and medical terms. The students of medical faculty are expected to make a good persuasive essay in order to find out the recommendation solution of a health problem through the strategies (1) brainstorming (2) mapping (3) the 5 W's (4) setting thesis statement (5) providing fact, statistic, and example (5) conclusion. The techniques have improved the student writing as the essays have been evaluated and given positive input on the content and development of paragraphs. This academic writing aims to give some practices for the Medical Faculty students of Hang Tuah University in order to produce a good persuasive essay in term of coherence, sentence structure, and organization. English is defined as Lingua Franca which means a language communication generally used for the communication between the speakers of second language acquisition (Harmer, 2002). The target of mastering the second language for the students who consider English as the second language acquisition is able to write and speak well. It is a fact that mastering language needs practice in all skills. A student can't be said as a master in English by improving only one language skill, as a result an English learner should able to use spoken and written language. For instance, mastering grammatical order, sentence construction and coherence are needed in writing an academic essay. Using the right pronunciation, spelling, and expression are required in speaking. Therefore, a learner must be given some practices in order to enhance the comprehension of those components.