CL 106 Writing Skills

Writing skills: Is a form of communication that allows a person to put his/her feeling and ideas,
findings etc. on a paper. It is a technical skill one has to learn.

Types of writings

essays
research proposals
newspaper
reports
theses/dissertations
resume (cv)
bibliographies
letters
memos
minutes for meetings etc.

Why do we write?

1. We can access accumulated and written knowledge from books, journals, articles, dissertations, in order to communicate across time and space.

2. We preserve knowledge in books, reports, journals, articles, letters, memos, thesis through writing.

3. We enhance understanding of lectures as it increases concentration.

4. In academic life, writing is the main form of communication between students and lecturers.

STAGES OF THE WRITING PROCESS

1. Pre-writing/Planning

2. Drafting

3. Revision/Redrafting

4. Editing/Proofreading

5. Publishing

7Cs OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

1. CLARITY

2. COMPLETENESS

3. CONSISTENCY

4. CONCISENESS

5. CORRECTNESS

6. COURTESY/CONSIDERATION

7. COHERENCE