The significance of writing skills in ell environment

Abstract

Language is a medium of communication and people use a language to convey their views, opinions, thoughts, ideas, reactions, emotions and passions. People carry out their communication in order to fulfill their everyday needs. Language plays a vital role in sharing people's ideas and feelings with others. Human beings are different from animals because of their oral and written communication skills. So, language has become an important tool of communication for human beings to convey their messages to others. Therefore, there is a need for the human beings to learn the language skills. In learning English also, the learners have to acquire all the four basic skills of it. Moreover, the English language learners (ELLs) have to concentrate more on these four skills, viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing. Writing is considered the most difficult skill among these for the learners because of the complexity of the English language. In English language learning (ELL) environment, the learners find it difficult to produce well when they are given certain tasks in writing. There are several reasons why students have lack of written communication skills and some among them are the use of old-fashioned methods by the teachers, lack of proper motivation, large crowded classrooms, lack of facilities and learners’ attitude towards learning. The teachers of English have to study the problems of their ELLs and try to change their methods of teaching so that the learners can improve their writing skills. Moreover, the teachers have to focus on the innovative techniques of teaching writing so that the learners will follow them in order to develop their writing skills in English. Hence, the teachers should involve the ELLs in pair work or group work to develop their writing skills by embracing the latest techniques. This paper sheds a light on the significance of writing skills in ELL environment. First of all, this paper explains the importance of language skills, especially, the skills involved in learning English. Then, it mainly focuses on writing skills which are the most difficult skills for the ELLs to acquire. Later, it also emphasizes both the classification and the role of writing. Furthermore, this paper stresses on the influence of the internet on writing skills. This paper also unfolds the facts of accessing the ELL's writing skills. This paper also elaborates the role of teachers in developing the learners’ writing skills in ELL environment. Finally, some useful suggestions are given to both teachers and learners to make the writing skills a grand success in the ELL environment.