Grace College of Education

Padanthalummoodu
Language across the Curriculum
Developing Written Language in the
Classroom

Presented by
Akhila Mohan
Roll no: 11
Dept. of
Mathematics
Introduction
A written language is the representation
of a spoken or gestural language by means of
a writing system.
Writing is usually permanent and written
texts cannot usually be changed once they
have been printed.
Developing written Language
o Written language is the written form of
communication which include both reading and
writing.
o Language learning is incomplete without
developing writing skills.
o Writing skill is one of the most challenging skill
for language learners.
o It is a productive skill in which one are
expected to communicate their idea with other
in a written form.
o Writing is an act of communication where
one can practice their skills of using
grammar , vocabulary and also put their
ideas together in function.
Some guidelines to nurture the written
language:
Encourage students to write letter and
composition.
Provide tools for writing .
Ask students to mark punctuation.
Recognize writing as a process.
Characteristics:

 Performance
 Processing Time
 Orthography
 Formality
 Vocabulary
Steps in writing process
Pre-writing

Drafting

Revising

Editing

Publishing
Pre-writing:
This is planning, gather points and outline
ideas, often using diagram for mapping their
thoughts.
Drafting:
Arrange the thoughts and ideas in an
organised way.
Revising:
It is to improve the draft by review, modify,
reorganize the work by rearranging it.
Editing:
It is an important process in writing,
writers proofread and correct errors in
grammar and spelling
Publishing:
This is the last step of writing process.
Conclusion:

Writing skill helps the organisation of one’s

thoughts and ideas through writing. It is
used for Recording Events, Ideas, Feelings
etc.
Written material can be read repeatedly and
closely analysed and notes can be made on
the writing.