Writing Matters Writing skills and strategies for students of English

• Main Author: Brown, Kristine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press 1989
• Subjects: English language > Rhetoric
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• Physical Description: 149 pages illustrations 25 cm
• ISBN: 0521348951

Writing Matters Writing skills and strategies for students of English Writing Matters is for lower-intermediate to intermediate level students of English as a second or foreign language, and is designed to develop and practise the writing skills needed in real-life situations. It provides many useful models for students and teachers to work from and discuss in the classroom. Writing is presented as a process, determined by the context and the intended reader and this approach is reflected in the organization of the book into two parts. Part 1 deals with basic procedures such as preparing, drafting and revising texts, and has useful sections on spelling and punctuation. Part 2 focuses on writing contexts ranging from the functional (letters of application, postcards, advertisements) to more creative, personal writing. Writing Matters guides students progressively towards proficient and effective writing * uses lively, authentic material as models * is relevant to student's real-life needs and interests * can be used flexibly as a course or as supplementary material. Writing Matters was shortlisted in the classroom texts section of the English-Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition 1990. ...recommended as a useful source book for teachers introducing process writing at intermediate level and above as it contains realistic and functional models for class activity and allows for response at a variety of levels.'