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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING WRITING SKILL Abdullaeva U.N.
Abdullaeva Umida Nigmatullaevna - Teacher, DEPARTMENT OF METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LANGUAGES FACULTY 3, UZBEKISTAN STATE WORLD LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY, TASHKENT, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: writing is an essential tool for learning, and when students realize that writing is simply another way of communicating through a pencil versus your lips, it will make that much more of sense to them. Here are a few teaching strategies to help those struggling students and get them writing. From photographs to graphic organizers, there are teaching strategies to make writing fun for everyone.
Keywords: graphic organizers, teaching strategies, organizational difficulties, rambling paragraphs, unorganized ideas, unique strategies.
In recent days, learning as well as teaching English is becoming an essential issue. Teachers create new methods of teaching depending on the character of learners and depending on their outcome. And now as an example we will see teaching methods of writing skill. "If you want to know something, read. If you want to learn, write", or "Writing is how we know we are learning" [2], so, I want to say that writing is the most important skill which must be learned .But most learners don't like to write and if you give a sheet of paper to your learners and say to write something, you will exactly listen several complaints about it , for example "I can't write because , now I have nothing in my head or "could I write at home , I can't concentrate now" [1, 22]. How can children who always seem to have so much to say not be able to think of anything to write when we ask them to? Initially, in order to have more efficient outcome from our teaching we must know their problematic sites as well as their strong sites. For example one student can speak, but not write or some learners get inspirations from something (picture, titles, objects). So we must handle their problem, create a new strategy of writing for them individually, and then, in my point learners can achieve success in their writing.
The following method for students who need some help to have an idea for writing , to get inspiration: Photographs can be used as teaching strategies.
Challenge students to search their family photos, and look through magazines, books, newspapers, or even the funny pictures of anecdotes to find a little writing inspiration. Have them cut out all of the pictures that inspire them, and glue those pictures to their writing journal. When it's time to write, all students have to do is look at one of their pictures for a little inspiration.
Following strategy is story starters [1, 45]: One of the easiest strategies to get students writing is to give them a story starter or writing prompt (e.g. create a new type of cookie, what are the ingredients and what is the name of it? Or my favorite holiday is_because_).
Next method is creating a name, it is somehow similar with story starter strategy because in this method also you give a name instead of story and they will develop o continue giving an information. Hence, you should encourage students to make up a name. (e.g. Jimmi Jenkins) Then have they pictured what a person with that name looks like, and where they came from, e.g. Jimmi Jenkins is a man from the 1920s who is skinny and has dark brown hair). Encourage students to think of more details about their character that they created, like where they work, if they have a family, or any other details that they can think of. This is a fun way to develop a story [1, 33].
Graphic organizers are great for visual learners, and anyone who needs to see their ideas in an organized manner. Try using a story map to motivate students and get them writing, or you may use pre writing activity as: Integrating students drawing and art, and you may find
a reluctant writer is more engaged [2, 12]. Allow students to brainstorm their writing ideas through pictures and drawings or just add them to their stories.
The following method is for students who hesitate and can't write. Let students record their thoughts or their writing. This is a fun way for students speak what they want to say about the given topic and after writing it .It would help to gather your ideas and your writing would be colorful.
Next method is also for students who can't write in a traditional method when you give then pen and sheet of paper. Student talks, teacher writes. Have your student stand up while you sit in his or her seat. Pick up the student's pencil and simply state, "You talk, I'll write." , or you can some similar strategy named "Peer talks". Pair students together into teams of two, and have each student take turns writing down what the other person says. Students will get a kick out of having their partner do all the writing for them! The last strategy is for students who inspires from games, who don't like get bored [1, 24]. A little friendly competition is always good for children.
At last, as I mentioned above writing is how we know we are learning. I suppose that writing is a more active process than reading in a way. I mean, when we sit down to write something, we become aware of what we don't know because, you search information, read another author's articles essays about this topic, so you enlarge your knowledge, stock of your vocabulary as well as it helps you to expand your horizon, additionally, we solidify our thinking when we write. For this reasons, it would be good to encourage learners to writing and help them get inspirations and explaining their thoughts and images by teaching them with unique strategies.
References
1. CrawfordF. (2002). Seeking Consensus in Course book Evaluation in ELTJ 51(1), 29-35.
2. Nunan D. (1991). Language Teaching Methodology. Oxford: Phoenix.
