This paper presents the innovations in teachin g w riting skills to s tu d e n ts of E n g lish in Vietnamese upper-secondary schools. T h e p ap er s ta r ts by p r eso n tin g a n u m b e r o f iip p ro arh o s to leach in g w ritin g : th e conirolled-to-frcc p ractice ap p ro ach , iho free-w ritin g ap p ro ach , th e p a r a g r a p h - p a ite r n ap p ro ach , th e co m in u n icatw e ap p ro ach , a n d th e process approach- T h en it tu r n s to o u tlin e th e ap p ro acli to teach in g w r itin g in V ietn am ese u p p cr-seco n d arv schools. I t is su g g ested th a t th o ap p ro ach to teach in g w r itin g in u p p er seco n d ary schools is a co m bination of a n u m b e r o f a|>proaches in w hich the* co m m u n icativ e an d th e pro cess ap p ro ach es piny a lio m in an t role. H aving o u tlin ed th e ap p ro ach to leach in g w r itin g in V ietn am ese up...