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texts that show how the writer utilizes language and creates his ideas

and thoughts in written form dependent on the context, such as

messages, letters, announcements, reports, and so on. In a nutshell,

genre is a communication pattern that is built with language for a certain

goal.

The social component of language users can influence

communication patterns (Weigle, 2002). Communication in a specific

social environment has structural and organizational forms and is

distinguished by particular language characteristics (Gibbons, 2015). In

the framework of written communication, the writer should recognize

the varied purposes for conveying ideas, which results in distinct

writing forms. It necessitates a change in vocabulary, syntax, text, and

even word choice. For example, when describing a location, the writer

must select one genre that is appropriate for that goal to generate

outstanding writing. Different genres require the writer to employ a

variety of syntax, text structure, and linguistic choices. Language is

viewed as a source of meaning in genre.

Hyland (2003) notes that in the process of learning to write, "...

we don't just write, we write something to achieve some purpose" (p.

18). As a result, the writing learning process leads students to create a

text-in-text form to make it easier for readers to capture the messages

from the written product. Although the learning process for writing

skills is based on text, Hyland advises the writer to

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