Transcript Teaching Writing Skills - State Linguistic University
Teaching Writing Skills
Writing is a communicative skill to send, store and retrieve messages with the help of written symbols.
Characteristics of Written Language
Permanence
Production time
Distance
Orthography
Complexity
Vocabulary
Formality
Microskills for Writing
Some are as follows:
Produce graphemes and orthographic patterns of English
Produce writing at an efficient rate of speed to suit the purpose Produce an acceptable core of words and use appropriate word order patterns Use acceptable grammatical systems, patterns, and rules Express a particular meaning in diff. grammatical forms
Use cohesive devices in written discourse Use the rhetorical forms and conventions of written discourse Appropriately accomplish the communicative functions of written texts Distinguish between literal and implied meanings when writing Develop and use a battery of writing strategies.
Principles for Designing Writing Techniques
Incorporate practices of "good" writers Account for cultural/literary backgrounds Connect reading and writing Provide as much authentic writing as possible Frame your techniques in terms of prewriting, drafting, and revising stages
Types of Classroom Writing Performance
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Imitative or writing down Intensive or controlled Self-writing Display writing Real writing
– Academic – Vocational/technical – Personal
Some Writing (Practice) Activities
Sentences
Short reports and descriptions
Linking words
Text completion
Flowcharts
Pictures