Abstract
This paper was written as a result of concerns about how to improve the writing skills of Korean students. The main
goal of the paper was to investigate the effectiveness of the genre-based approach to teaching writing in Korean educational
context. To assess the genre approach, I examined, (a) the definition of the genre approach to teaching; (b)
the differences between the process approach and the genre approach to identify which approach would be the most
suitable for Korean educational context; (c) practical applications of the genre approach; (d) the benefits and problems
of the genre approach to teaching writing; and (e) how to best apply the genre approach. Having explored these five
questions, I support the application of the combined approach called the process-genre approach for the teaching of
writing because it allows students to use language creatively based on the framework of a given genre.