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Writing Skills - Coggle Diagram
Writing Skills
Mechanical Skills
Spelling: one of the difficulties is that there is no one-to-one relationship between sounds and spelling in English;
Punctuation and capitalization: learning the basic rules of the use of punctuation and capital letters is essential:
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Use the correct of punctuation, spelling and capitalization
Layout: the format of a text. There are certain conventions on how to write a letter, an email, construct a paragraph, organize a text, etc.
Grammatical Skills
This refers to the learners’ grammatical or linguistic competence to make an efficient and correct use of grammatical structures and constructions.
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Organisation & Structure
Effective writing requires a logical organization of ideas, with clear introductions, supporting paragraphs, and conclusions. This includes the ability to organize information in a coherent manner (coherence).
The organization of a text: paragraphs, the sequencing of ideas, summarising relevant points.
Discourse Skills
The ability to use linguistic cohesive devices (connectors, reference words...) in order to link parts of a text into logically related sequences
Vocabulary
A strong vocabulary allows writers to express themshelves precisely and effectively, chosing the right words to convey their intended meaning
Audience awareness
This is like sociolinguistic competence, this is the ability to express themshelves adequately in a given situation. This is crucial for tailoring the tone, style and content of writing to theird needs and expectations.