Fallon Perez October 25‚ 11 Good Writing From the beginning of our writing careers‚ we have been preached to about the dos’s and don’ts’s of writing. In grammar school‚ we were taught not to use the word ‘I’ and to always write in the third person. Breaking such rules would have been considered taboo. Now as we embark on a new journey in our lives‚ college‚ such rules do not always apply as strictly. While the rules reminisce in our minds from grade school‚ we do not always have to adhere to
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entitled “College-level L2 English writing competence: conjunction and errors” by Mo Li. The study is conducted to examine the fluency‚ complexity and accuracy of college-level L2 English writing‚ analyze the errors produced by subjects‚ and uncover the features of the writing. The research focused on conjunction and error of conjunction which are used in cohesion and coherence as the main data which is analyzed. To find out the data‚ the researcher will use writing test which should be wrote only 200
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struggles in life‚ was writing. I was very nervous about starting this class. In high school I had straight A’s in every class except‚ English. English class was always a struggle for me growing up. My brake through was my senior year. I had a great teacher that took her time to guide me in the right direction. What she taught me helped me with getting through this course. This course was still very difficult for me but still enjoyable. The most difficult part for me was writing the self in context
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along with editing and revising drafts has helped me grow as a writer. I have gained new knowledge along with skills such as references‚ writing in MLA format‚ which I never knew before. I have learned new things while receiving comments from the instructor on my essays. Most of them did not have much detail and needed more. I learned that detail is key to writing‚ so that readers can get a clear and full understanding of the point that you are trying to argue‚ or make. One example is the literacy
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how well I write and how my writing process has improved‚ has greatly improved. Writing used to be something I disliked doing with a passion. I had always had trouble getting my thoughts on to the page‚ and making what it is that I wanted to say sound good and flow well. I used to consider myself someone who would rather do a presentation on something rather than write an essay about it; but now‚ I would say I would be happy to do either. I used to think that‚ when writing an essay‚ the first thing
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already know exactly what you want to say and may already be writing the conclusion in your head. Many inexperienced writers feel intimidated at the thought of writing a paper while seasoned writers can find‚ at least‚ some‚ if not great‚ enjoyment while writing. Before I started this course I fell into the same camp as the groaners because I felt unconfident in my ability to write. However‚ this course has made me more confident about writing. This confidence was offered to me through a better understanding
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Writing has always been a challenge for me. I was hesitant to join the program because I knew I was not a good writer. I knew the program could push me to become a better writer. I feel my writing has improved and I can spot the major mistakes I’ve been making thanks to the feedback I’ve received in this class. I was extremely nervous about having others review and critic my writing. That was the hardest part of this class for me. The comments they provided were helpful and made sense. I learned
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“Creative Writing versus Technical Writing” It is often difficult to distinguish the differences and similarities between Technical Writing and Creative Writing. Writing is writing and good writing is creative writing. If we accept‚ however‚ that Technical Writing exists in its own category‚ with Creative Writing in another‚ how can we categorize creative Technical writing? One way to explore the differences and similarities between Technical Writing and Creative Writing is to
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article‚ “Why So Many College Students Are Lousy at Writing--And How Mr. Miyagi Can Help‚" John Maguire gives his views to the Washington Post. John Maguire’s goal of this article is to change the audience’s mind and have them take action. Maguire would like to see the curriculum changed to starting with basic writing behaviors one at a time. Along with doing that‚ they should also implement courses‚ where they assume students know nothing about writing and work their way up from there. Throughout the
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One idea for English L2 writing teaching method is to use related vocabulary for students to create stories from the vocabulary lists. The teacher can ask students to brainstorm the related vocabulary about the writing topic of the day. The teacher can ask students in each group to brainstorm 10 vocabulary of the writing topic. Then‚ each group comes to the board and writes down the vocabulary. After that the whole class can discuss the vocabulary meaning together in class and ask each student to
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