Writing Skills, Oral Communication, And Confident Level

Upon entering Columbia College, writing was one of my weaker areas. It was very important that I gained the necessary knowledge and confidence to become a better writer. I didn’t know how to express myself and felt as though my writing was not my interest. As a result of taking English 101, I have gained a better understanding on how to properly research and build a satisfactory paper. Every paper that was assigned seemed like a struggle to complete. Before entering this class, I did not know the meaning of a thesis or why it was important, however, I obtained this skill quickly. I noticed that every paper has an argument and the thesis helps clarify the rebuttal. Now, I have a new outlook on writing. It’s a way to express my thoughts and allow others to see things through my eyes. There is no doubt that I still have a long way to go, but I know if I continue to write, I will get better. Just as I developed more skills in class, the various papers assigned helped to better structure the writer in me. In addition, the subject areas were not only interesting, but very informative and made it much easier to write about my experiences.

When beginning to write an essay everyone has their own method of doing so. Some may like to brainstorm while others may prefer to go straight into writing about their topic. I personally beginning every essay by collecting ideas about my topic before coordinating them into a type of diagram, next I proceed to do my rough draft before revising over the paper and finally composing my final draft. The point of the writing process is to help break everything down so ideas can be organized and everything can make perfect sense for not just the writer but also the reader.

Brainstorming- To brainstorm is a prewriting tool used to generate topics and subtopics for writing.

Voice is the key to getting the reader involved in an essay. Without it, the

Brainstorming helps me to write the perfect research paper. We had Spontaneous group discussions in my class which helped me to get new ideas about my topic. We had a peer review every week once rough draft is prepared. This process helps me to me correct and analyze the more points required for rewriting my research paper. It is always a good habit in taking other views and ideas in any academic writing can result in reduce errors like grammar, sentence formation and increase in creating more ideas to implement in the paper.

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The most difficult aspect of testifying is having stage fright. Some officers and or people are not comfortable with speaking out loud and clear for all to hear in a public courtroom setting. Not only must the person testifying have to go through a direct examination but also a cross examination where it is intended to destroy the person's credibility.

Chapter four from Writing and Revising talks about strategies for generating ideas. Some of these ideas include brainstorming, freewriting, seeking motives, and even brainstorming with a group. Brainstorming with a group works much like brainstorming alone. When you brainstorm alone you start with an idea or a phrase and then proceed to write down anything you could possibly think of that goes with that idea or phrase; however, brainstorming with a group allows you to compare and contrast your ideas with a group of people. This group activity will allow you to see how others brainstorm their ideas and could help you with your next assignment. Freewriting is another strategy for generating ideas. When using freewriting as a way to generate ideas

Confidence is sought after in every aspect of life, whether it is a job interview, a life changing choice, or while making an argument. The reason that confidence is so widely sought after is because the maturity and self-pride it shows. To portray these levels of confidence effectively you must use figures of speech to support your claim. Rhetoric is an essential part of any good speech or argument. For me this has helped the most in two ways, the first is rhetoric has helped me gain confidence as a writer, but has helped with thinking about things as well. The writing process is so complex that if you are no confident about your writing it immediately shows. Both thinking and writing are directly related because it is hard to every really

For this week assignments, we covered multiple ideation strategies. However, the ideation strategy that works best for me is free writing. I enjoy free writing it allows me to put all my thoughts down freely without having to really brainstorm, or become overwhelmed trying to think too much of what I'm trying to say I can just write. About any topic that comes to mind. In addition, doodling and sketching are too much. I can not gather my thoughts write them down and sketch all at once. I'm noting say that it's a terrible strategy to use because everyone is different but for me, it is too much. Nonetheless, don't mind using the clustering strategy it;s like another form of free writing except your thinking of a topic and writing ideas around.

In general, I have changed a lot throughout this semester as a student and as a person. As a student, I can tell that my intelligence has increased. Attendance is extremely important to me. For every day that I go to class, I will become more successful in the course. In addition to attending class, there are several resources available that are helpful. As a person, I have completely grown. I have learned to overcome public speaking. I now think of my fears as a compass for growth.

The idea of planning an essay is another new method to me. Having to brainstorm the

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.

English language teaching’s aim to young learners is helping them to develop communicative competence while they are growing in different cultures. However, in a traditional teaching method, the children are asked to memorize words and grammar. This gives students a dislike for English; thinking and learning English then becomes a difficult and boring process; and finally the children would tend to lose any motivation to learn English. Teaching English to children in a foreign language environment has always been one of the most challenging tasks. This area needs lots of creativity and it needs more creative approaches to keep up with the growing creativity among younger kids. Research is scarce into finding new techniques and strategies so far. One these techniques are storytelling which makes the learning context and process fun. Kumaravadivelu (2003) urges “learners learn the language best if they pay attention to the understanding, saying and doing something with language, and not when their attention is focused explicitly on linguistic forms”. Storytelling is also described as a teaching technique that has survived over time (Chambers, 1970).

Mr. Price emphasized the importance of writing skills. He said that when you use it daily it is always important to sound professional. He also said what person would like to go through a document or email and see errors throughout. The textbook states, “many job listings mention the need for excellent oral and written communication” (Guffey and Loewy 3). Mr. Price told me that he had an ASM that worked for him in the past and he had terrible writing skills and one day he had to reply to an online complaint. The ASM had an error filled response which only angered the customer more.