How to Improve Your Writing Skills
Original Editor - Michael Rowe
Top Contributors - Ewa Jaraczewska, Jess Bell and Kim Jackson
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Transforming and organising ideas into written text is a complex activity. Writing is a process which involves integration of higher and lower level skills. [1][2] Content, structure and organization are considered a high level skills, while punctuation, choice of appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures are low level skills. [1]
Writing competence is essential in both daily lives and academic achievement. [3]A person's ability to write well, and to communicate their thinking clearly and effectively through writing, is essential for learning. Writing helps individuals to express their ideas effectively.[1] It assists with building their analytical, rational and critical thinking skills. [1] Writing helps in improving persons'presentation skills and builds effective oral communication skill by making the speech eloquent, concise and elegant.[1]
Academic writing is a complex phenomenon that includes a creation of essays, reports, theses up to scientific papers, or reviews of articles. [4] Students need writing skills to be able to execute their academic tasks. [5] This article will discuss different perspective on writing and offers suggestions on how to improve ability to write and to communicate thinking more effectively.
Definitions[edit | edit source]
Writing: is a form of human communication that involves the representation of language through symbols
Text: The result of writing
Reader: the interpreter of the text
Why Writing?[edit | edit source]
Why Weak Writing?[edit | edit source]
Classic Style[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bora P. Importance of Writing Skill to Develop Students’ Communication Skill. JRSPELT 2023; 7(35).
- ↑ Ushbah Mubarok F, Nurul Asri A. Infographics: Media for Improving Students’ Writing Abilities. KnE Social Sciences 2020, 4(4).
- ↑ Kim YG, Yang D, Reyes M, Connor C. Writing Instruction Improves Students' Writing Skills Differentially Depending on Focal Instruction and Children: A Meta-Analysis for Primary Grade Students. Educ Res Rev. 2021 Nov;34:100408.
- ↑ Muhammadolimovna KZ. Methods of developing academic writing skills of students. American Journal of Pedagogical and Educational Research. 2023 Jan 31;8:149-54.
- ↑ Schillings M, Roebertsen H, Savelberg H, Dolmans D. A review of educational dialogue strategies to improve academic writing skills. Active Learning in Higher Education. 2023 Jul;24(2):95-108.
