Challenges In Writing

There are many experiences that have shaped the way I write today. For example, during my senior year at Plainfield Central High School, I struggled with finding a way to put my paper together using ideas and words of my own. My senior English teacher always said, “Writing a paper is not always just citing what you found on a website. You need to add your own thoughts and comments to make your paper more personal.” She sat down with me after class and worked on my paper with me to try and teach me a way to find my own words and it worked. She had me write the paper before finding any type of citations on the internet. That way, it was all my own words and then I could find my sources and add them in there and delete anything of my own if needed. Another example is, when I was sitting at my kitchen table struggling to find the words to make the paper have good detail. My mother looked at me and said, “Write how you want it to be written. Write it in the way you believe will make a good paper.” That has helped me tremendously because when I write how I want to write, I generally like how my papers turn out so much more. Another thing that has helped me was, about one time every week I would sit down and write about anything I can think of. It could be what I am looking forward to doing in the future or even just what is on my mind at that moment. I realized that the more I write, the better I get at it.

Writing is a powerful tool for communication and connection. As an extension and expression of the mind, writing is as much about the mental processes of the author as it is about the final marks laid to paper. As we write, we hold in mind our own thoughts on the work, anticipate the reader’s thoughts, and think both in concrete and abstract ways in order to accomplish the task at hand. Whether an academic research paper, a novel, or text message to friends, writing seeks to engage, persuade, or impress concepts upon an audience. Like language and other art forms in general, the practice of writing is ever-evolving and is subject to cultural and contextual influence, expectations, and conventions. Each writer holds a theory

Whether you are in a business school, college, or have a professional position, communication, through good writing skills, is essential for success. Employers spend billions annually training new and existing employees to write effectively. (Simkin, Crews, & Groves, 2012). Individuals entering institutions of higher education must enroll in writing courses to prepare them for success in their studies. Why then, do so many Americans not possess effective writing skills? A number of reasons seem to factor into the decline of these skills.

English is a very important part of our lives as it is our everyday communication tool. It is imperative to know how to read, listen, speak, and comprehend; how to write so that we can express our thoughts about something; and how to communicate in a way that people will understand. Since English is the global language, it is essential that we have a good command of the language not only to set a good example but to be successful in life.

Most elements of writing (development, organization, and style) fit task, purpose, and audience. Some identifiable mismatches.

I have never been an excellent student and perennially struggled with English, Math, and Science growing up. These subjects would cast a pall over my day and school work. Anxiety would well up inside of me which often resulted with me passed out across my desk sleeping through parts of class. When I would return home at day’s end, I rarely completed my homework. When I did try to complete homework, it often ended in tears of frustration or the hurling of a book across the room. Taking this class has helped to quell a portion of that anxiety and frustration. It was a grueling class, seemingly impossible at times, but taking this class has given me the confidence to know that not only can I finish the class if I work hard but can also excel! Writing is something that I will exercise throughout my college curriculum and my life. It will help to convey my ideas to the instructor, peers, bosses, and co-workers. In my college curriculum, it will also show my instructors that I’m learning the information provided and how to apply that knowledge appropriately. It will allow me to complete assignments, discussions, and reports, and I will also apply writing in basic communication when necessary.

Sam Dillon, informs the blue-chip company employees about their lack of writing skills and the ability to construct a simple sentence. In, “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence” Dillon gives great examples about how improper writing has affected the industry financially and in other areas. Many employees fall below average when communicating with one another and that is causing major problem within companies. Sam Dillon in “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence” is effective in informing blue-chip company employees about their lack in the ability to construct a sentence and other forms of communications and does so by using his credibility, strong statistics, and hard evidence.

The mentioning of the poor e-mail from a systems analyst from a "high-tech corporation" can break down a reader's pride by illustrating how even computer whizzes can be inept at e-mailing effectively. Some readers may even be aware of their massacre of words and basic grammar, and still be too prideful to evolve as a writer. To even further shame them of their deliberate mistakes, Dillon addresses the cost of this incompetence by highlighting how "tone deaf writing had turned a minor business snarl into a corporate confrontation moving toward litigation,". But shaming a reader for atrocious writing is not the sole purpose of this educational article. To do so would expose a problem and leave no way to amend the ugly mess. The specific acknowledgment of the remedial training conducted by writing coaches offers readers who suffer from clumsy writing to seek a way to fix their ineptitude. Nevertheless, the shame that Dillon casts upon his readers could actually cause them not to seek assistance for their garbled messages out of sheer embarrassment. Humanization of the writing skills of the seemingly faultless CEO's casts light on how even the leaders of a large organization can be unable to write appropriately, and give the basic employee a sense of hope in fixing their writing

In today’s society one would not be able to communicate effectively with the world if writing was not involved. People all around the world send emails, texts, and letter to numerous amounts of individuals each second. Talking on the phone is slowly becoming a thing of the past while the writing side of technology is taking over. The meaning of writing is changing in society. Writing used to be specifically for academics or the occasional letter to a loved one. As time has passed writing has taken more forms and more meanings. In the world we live in now writing is classified as texting, emailing, instant messaging, and even comments or tweets on social media. Although writing has these multiple new forms, it still holds its academic side strongly. Everything with meaning in turn affects a person’s day to day life. Writing has the effect of making one more intellectual. Writing has become a bridge between communication and the cultures and people of today’s society. It gives way for different options in stating sentences or phrases. (Olson). Each affect should change with age. As a person grows older, their writing styles should mature and take on a more professional aspect.

In college our primary and typical audience is our professors, that’s why we are required to take composition I and II for academic writing. They want to read what we have written in order to determine if we have mastered the course content. But as an employee or worker, our audience is unknown with varying backgrounds, so colleges should adopt a focus that models on business writing. The focus on business writing is clarity, easy to read and short. In college, we primarily write essays, research papers, and lab

Business writing instruction doesn't only influence writing skills. It will help me to formulate my thoughts more analytically, succinctly, and clearly as well as, simultaneously, enhancing my oral communication

I have quite a few fears about writing. I am afraid of plagiarising by accident, missing a step or putting in something that I was told not to by accident, not finding or having enough things to say to furfill the requirements. I am also afraid of not having any ideas about what to write about. Writing is so difficult sometimes. I feel that some things have already been said time and time again and I don't have anything else to add to what has already been said. Sometimes I may not quite understand the assignment so I don't fully know what the teacher expects and that makes me more nervous. I also have a fear of forgetting about an assignment and not having enough time to finish it and turn it in.

Every child learns differently; some learn easily, and some have difficulty processing the information that is given to them. My parents taught me the basics of reading and writing, they bought me books and letter blocks to form words with. In my experience, it was easy for me to learn how to read, although, my struggles began with writing. I can not put the blame on my teachers, although, they weren’t much help either. That was until I entered Middle School, my sixth grade English teacher changed my whole perspective of the subject.

In teaching and learning English, there are two aspects that should be concerned. The first one is the language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The second one is the language components such as vocabulary, and grammar. These two aspects are taught in order to make the students achieve the ability in communicating both in spoken and written forms.

One of the most international languages is English. It is from the requirements from studying abroad and the textbooks are almost in English. If a person wants to get PHD degree English is important and helpful for them. The writer of the article wants to shed the lights on how to improve English skills. 1) students should differentiate between textbooks languages and real English language and focus on grammar and how to write without any mistake. The writer compared between the use of English and Arabic language. 2) How to get fluent English language speaker and explains the tips for it. We don't have to memorize each single word but only the phrases and statements. Also read and write stories, articles and conversation. Moreover download and listen to BBC, CNN, WEE and Euro news agencies to be familiar