Yazma becerisine bilişsel bir yaklaşım ve pratiğin önemi

Abstract

When language learners read paragraphs, texts,
 stories etc. in or outside the language classroom, they are able to comprehend
 the messages by relying on key content words aided by contextual clues,
 knowledge of the world, and guessing. However, relying merely on this kind of
 lexical processing is not possible during writing. The psycholinguistic demands of composing messages
 through writing cause the learners to put much more effort on syntactic
 processing while handling lexical processing as well. While semantic processing
 is the focus of a reader’s brain, both semantic and syntactic processing are
 the focus of the writer’s brain. This study involves the latest information
 about how brain handles the task of writing, and what role practice plays in
 the development of cognitive processes related to writing skill while the
 objective is to achieve automaticity. The importance given to the writing skill
 in Turkey has been surveyed through questionnaires and analysis of exam results
 and these findings have been interpreted in the light of these recent findings
 on cognitive processes concerning writing. It is hoped that it will provide
 some explanation for the gradual decline in the writing performance of the
 language learners in recent years.