Teachers should consider students' prior knowledge when setting up writing tasks to ensure the format and organization are appropriate. They should also clearly identify the target audience to guide students in choosing suitable words and linguistic levels. The classroom environment, whether it incorporates technology or traditional teaching, also impacts how writing assignments are structured and completed.

1. RELEVANT FACTORS
TO CONSIDER WHEN
SETTING UP A
WRITING TASK
MUHAMMAD NAQIB SYAHMI BIN SALAN
A150002
TESL/3, UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA

2. Prior
knowledge
of students
• The prior knowledge factor is the
most important, because it will
help to steer the writing project in
the right format and organization.
• Students should be comfortable
writing something that is relatable
to themselves.

3. Target
audience
• A subtopic under format, teachers
should give clear instructions
about who is the target audience
for their writing projects, thus the
students can choose suitable
words, format and linguistic level
to write.

4. Classroom
environment
• Mixed classroom or traditional
chalk-and-talk?
• Suitable to introduce ICT in
writing, or just proceed with
normal classroom?
• ICT as homework? (finding
facts,info and self-learning)