Techniques in Teaching English Writing

Authors

Bang-Orn Savangvarorose
Melvyn Sharman

Publication Date

1984-01-01

Abstract

The Soviet psychologist, Vygotsky, likens the comparative difficulty for a child in acquiring speech and writing to the difficulty he finds in learning arithmetic and algebra respectively. All children learn to speak and express themselves effectively at roughly the same age, even though some may be more articulate than others. On the other hand, many people never learn to express themselves freely in writing. And this is their native language. The old saying : "If you can say it you can write it" is simplistic in its concept of communicative writing. On the other hand, "He talks like a book" emphasizes the elaborate and comprehensive explanations of written messages which are quite unnecessary in face-to-face communication.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.14.2.7

First Page

90

Last Page

102

Recommended Citation

Savangvarorose, Bang-Orn and Sharman, Melvyn (1984) "Techniques in Teaching English Writing," PASAA: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.14.2.7
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol14/iss2/7