Name : Rizma Fitriatuzzahroh

Nim : 2088203068

Class : 7a2

Editorial

1. SUMMARY

Empowering EFL Student Teachers:

The Pedagogical Significance of News, Feature, and Editorial Writing

a. News Writing: Learning to write news articles exposes EFL student teachers
to current events and real-world issues. (Real word relevance)

News articles apply expository language and typically follow a concise and
structured format.(Writing skills and vocabulary development)

Reporting on global news events exposes EFL student teachers to different

cultures and viewpoints, promoting cultural awareness and sensitivity. (Cultural
awareness and sensitively)

b. Feature writing: Feature articles often delve deeper into specific topics,
offering a broader perspective. EFL student teachers can learn about cultural,
societal, and educational issues from various angles through feature writing. (Real
word relevance)

Feature articles often require descriptive language and storytelling

techniques. (Writing skill and vocabulary development)

Feature articles often explore cultural aspects, traditions, and human-

interest stories. (Cultural awareness and sensitively)

c. Editorial Writing: Editorials require opinion-based writing. By practising

this, EFL student teachers can develop critical thinking skills and learn to express
their opinions persuasively. (Real word relevance)

Editorials necessitate the use of persuasive language and argumentation.

(Writing skill and vocabulary development)

Editorial topics often revolve around social and ethical issues. (Cultural
awareness and sensitively)
2. REFLECTION

Today's topic was "Introduction to the news, feature, and editorial writing
course". In addition, it also explains the reasons for incorporating news,
feature and editorial writing into the curriculum for students teaching
English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

This material explains news writing, feature writing, and editorial writing
in several aspects, namely relevance to the real world, writing skills and
vocabulary development, awareness and sensitivity to the curriculum,
critical thinking and analytical skills, and improving digital literacy.

In the Overall section, this course explains the course title, duration and
objectives.

Link Blog learning logs :

https://ixtzymeee.blogspot.com/2023/10/introduction-to-news-feature-
and.html