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The Role of Reading in Teaching Writing

Posted on 04 February 2009 by Hedda Tan

“There is a widely held belief that in order to be a good writer a student needs to be read a lot”. (Hedge, 1988:11).

Harris (1993:81) is also of the same belief as Hedge when he wrote in his book, “Introducing Writing”, that “reading and the consideration of written texts should form an important part of the teaching of writing.” He explains that writing cannot be taken as a different entity from other aspects of language use. He says writing requires attention to reading and to talking, for these are the two means by which writing skill can be learned or acquired.

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What is Writing and Why is There a Need to Learn it?

Posted on 30 January 2009 by Hedda Tan

A. Writing, A Definition

Writing seems to have taken on different definitions for different groups of people in order to suit their different needs and purposes for writing. Even for professionals involved in the field of English Language Teaching, not one definition of writing could satisfy everyone.

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