Contents Introduction Main body Chapter I. Difficulties of writing and the status of writing in elt

Chapter II. The importance of writing and writing activities with examples.
2.1. The importance of writing.
Writing in one's native language is necessary but writing in a foreign language like English which has an international and global status is an essential skill nowadays. It is important for the following reasons:

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   It can help students to communicate, learn and express creativity. Moreover, helping students to become more skillful writers remains a vital educational task because writing plays a key role in the student's conceptual and linguistic development.
   
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   It is also important because writing skills are being assessed more often in standardized assessment for purposes of educational accountability (White & Brunning.
   
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   Command of good writing skills is an essential instrument for anybody to succeed in his/her career.
   
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   Writing helps non- English native students to learn as writing firstly enhances the grammar, structure idioms and vocabulary that instructors have been teaching their students. Secondly, when the students write, they have also the opportunity to be adventurous with the language, to go beyond what they have just to say, and to take risks. Thirdly, when they write, they necessarily become involved with the new language. In this regard, Cross maintains that "Whatever our own teaching preferences, it is possible that many students can and do internalize vocabulary and structure through writing".
   
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   The close relationship between writing and thinking makes writing an invaluable part of any language course.
   
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   Writing is a vital part of thinking and learning in school contexts , particularly in the light of twenty-first century demands, and writing tasks are a critical tool for intellectual and social development.
   
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   Academic writing serves a variety of educational goals such as assessing knowledge promoting critical thinking, stimulating creativity, encouraging discourse as part of a professional community and supporting cognition.
   

Students' ability to present information and ideas through writing has a significant role in the academic and the professional success.
Written communication is an exceptional characteristic of the human species. Over hundreds of years, writing has helped individuals to inform, collaborate and alert other, while societies benefitted from written history, culture and knowledge. In our time, how you successfully use the gift of writing, depends on you. Writing is a life skill, not only an essential job-related skill, because it is often the basis upon which others judge your learning, your values, your ideas and your contribution to society.
Epale readers are becoming fully aware of the importance of functional literacy as a basis for Adult Learning, but somehow it seems that when we discuss literacy we forget it has to do with two connected skills, reading and writing. We do need to focus on writing, even if, for natural reasons, this skill is not part of tests like PIAAC. Experience shows, however, that it is easier to motivate learners to develop their reading than their writing. Satya Brink, from Canada, has written a blog directed to the learners, explaining why they need to focus on their writing skills.
The importance of writing skills
Written communication is an exceptional characteristic of the human species. Over hundreds of years, writing has helped individuals to inform, collaborate and alert other, while societies benefitted from written history, culture and knowledge. In our time, how you successfully use the gift of writing, depends on you.
Writing is a life skill, not only an essential job-related skill, because it is often the basis upon which others judge your learning, your values, your ideas and your contribution to society. Regardless of your career or occupation, everyone has to write to communicate with others, whether it is a friendly email, a formal business memo, a report, a job application, a press release or a message of condolence. Your writing skills determine if you receive the desired reaction from your reader. Did you inform, persuade, calm or entertain as you hoped? The effectiveness of your communication can affect your daily life and your life course outcomes. So, miscommunication can have serious consequences and unintended effects.
Writing is personal. It represents us when we are absent in space and in time. Writing expresses who we are, even after our life time. It makes our knowledge, our personal aspirations and our work for the future visible to others. Writing is the means to explain our ideas to ourselves and to others while preserving our personal experiences and our memories. No one else can do it for you. In this way, writing connects you with yourself. Writing is not fleeting; it is permanent. It is a record of what you wished to communicate at a point in time.
Writing enables you to reach a much larger audience, in many places and over time. Keep this in mind, if you want an on-line presence. If writing was judiciously planned, thoughtfully written and designed for the intended readers, it lives on in the minds of those who read it. If you are reading this and it made sense to you, it means that the writer directed the message to you.
How writing helps you to develop
To write well, you must organize your thoughts, explain your arguments, present your supporting evidence and lead your reader to a shared conclusion. If the reader disagrees, he or she should be able to find each of your arguments for rebuttal. Writing enables you to vividly recall past events, describe a special experience or sell a vision. You rely on critical thought in your conceptualization, on clear articulation through choice of words and structure and on effective sharing of information by writing for the reader, not just yourself. Writing harnesses the transformative power of the written word to improve your life and to change the world around you.