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

Abstrak

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.