Abstract:
Writing is a difficult skill for many learners as it involves more than putting sentences
together in language that is grammatically correct and appropriate. It requires
a high degree of organization regarding the development and structuring of ideas,
information, arguments, a high degree of accuracy, complex grammar devices, careful
choice of vocabulary, and sentence structures in order to create style, tone and information
appropriate for the readers of the written text. Writing needs to be taught and
which is learned from practice. The main purpose of this article is to take a look at
how two grade 11 English language teachers work withwriting and exploring their
writing skills instruction. Two teachers in twodifferent schools are included in order
to get an insight into teachers’ practice of the teaching of writing skills. This has been
done through classroom observations, and interviews. The results show that both
teachers seem to use aspects from several theories of writing. The results also show
that the teachers’ level of awareness of theories and practice of teaching writing are
not matched
