Writing is a crucial and fundamental skill that must not be left out of the language learning process. It tends to be both the most demanding and rewarding part of any course of study. Critical thinking is crucial for effective writing. It is essential to understand texts and to produce an essay that addresses complex topics.
A logical presentation of facts and data is essential for the reader to understand the topic well. The essay should include introduction, main body and conclusion. Each paragraph must be focused on separate issue. Linking words are used to connect ideas and sentences, so that people can follow writer’s ideas easily. They act as bridges between paragraphs. All presented arguments must be backed by evidences. Through the construction of detailed, reasoned and balanced arguments students consolidate what you have learned and apply key principles and theories in such a way that is both interesting to them and informative to the reader. Learners must acknowledge the quotations clearly. Language must be simple and smooth flowing and care must be taken to avoid all kinds of grammatical, spelling, stylistic errors.
The learners must get used to implementing effective strategies for writing: prewriting, gathering information, planning, structuring, drafting, revising, editing and presentation. They should have a purpose when writing, recognize that different audiences have different needs, use a level of formality that is appropriate to the task, and use writing conventions that are appropriate to a given situation, taking into consideration different types of essays.
Writing essays is a very important part of studying:
· it deepens students’ learning of the subject studied, consolidates their understanding;
· it provides a unique form of feedback because the process immediately becomes the product in writing;
· it stimulates the mind to use ideas to argue a case, support it with examples;
· it enables students to enter into a dialogue with a teacher through which they can extend and refine learners’ thinking and writing skills. An essay opens up a teaching-learning dialogue;
· it enables the tutors to assess the progress, and learners to express their thoughts clearly and logically.
Teaching writing essays is essential to help write better essays, to delve into a topic more deeply. Focusing on writing becomes a way of focusing on the methods, practices, social and psychological processes of learning.
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