The writer-reader relationship in academic writing
In the past, we were taught to think that writing and reading were two separate skills and the writer was more important than the reader because he or she was seen as an active composer of messages while the reader was seen only as a passive receiver of these messages This has changed because in aca...
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Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/3253/1/B1.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/3253/ http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/ |
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| Summary: | In the past, we were taught to think that writing and reading were two separate skills and the writer was more important than the reader because he or she was seen as an active composer of messages while the reader was seen only as a passive receiver of these messages This has changed because in academic writing, the focus is on the active writer-reader relationship. Both the writer and reader will bring their world views to write and read the text respectively. The aim of this paper is to examine and understand how the writer (ESL student) and the reader (lecturer) relationship in academic writing can be
improved if their shared knowledge of the assigned text increases. This concept is essential for good writing and ultimately this will help ESL students improve their grades
in their writing assignments. This paper will also discuss how English instructors can play an important role in helping ESL students demonstrate, summarize and synthesize
ideas in their written discourse. |
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