Written Communication Skills

The development of writing skills in master's level English as a foreign language teacher education programs: insight into the process and perceptions from stakeholders in Colombian universities

This study explored the perception of students, graduates and supervisors on students' development of general writing skills and academic writing skills in teacher education programmes. The findings of this study show how students' development of academic writing skills is grounded on their initial general writing skills and is realized through the appropriation of the thesis genre. In addition, there are factors at the personal, supervision, and program levels that contribute to this development. Similarly, the development of these writing skills has an impact on the individual, their teaching, and their academic communities.

Fostering efl preservice teachers’ academic writing skills through reflective learning

This article focuses on the impact reflective learning has on a group of EFL preservice teachers’ academic writing skills through formative feedback and self-assessment. The goal was to determine how the participants’ academic writing skills were developed when writing essays for international examinations, and how their reflections upon feedback and their self-assessment process impacted their learning. The results evidenced learners’ writing skills improvement while implementing reflecting learning, which led to self-regulation and metacognition.

Translanguaging in bilingual teacher preparation: Exploring pre-service bilingual teachers’ academic writing

The aim of this case study was to explore translanguaging practices of pre-service bilingual teachers in academic writing. The object of research is 23 pre-service bilingual teachers. The Findings showed that pre-service teachers created translanguaging spaces through academic writing in multiple ways, showing the potential of translanguaging as a practice in action and a pedagogical tool to defy the monolingual tradition prevailing in bilingual teacher preparation.

Student teachers’ experiences of academic writing in teacher education- on moving between different disciplines

This study focuses on student teachers' experiences of academic writing in different disciplines in teacher education. The research object is teacher education for preschool and secondary school teachers. In the preschool group, all the student teachers express the idea that writing ideals change during their education, as if they move between different worlds of writing. The student teachers specializing in secondary school education express the view that, overall, the writing ideal remains the same, and have a sense of staying in the same neighbourhood. 

Creating Props: Improving Writing Skills of Teaching Materials of Elementary Teacher Education Students through Project-Based Learning Model

This study aimed to determine the improvement in writing skills of science teaching materials for elementary school teachers students through the Project-Based Learning model. This study's subjects were pre-service teacher students who contracted Natural Science Learning courses in the Elementary Teacher Education Program. The study results indicated that PjBL could increase pre-service teachers' skills in developing teaching materials relevant to the 21st-century skills, students' character, and the applicable curriculum.

The effects of the Creative collaborative short story writing technique on developing teacher candidates’ writing skills

The aim of this study was to examine how the collaborative technique influenced undergraduate English Language Teaching students’ writing skills in general and creative collaborative short story writing skills. The effects of collaborative technique on the participants’ writing skills and their creative collaborative short story writing skills were investigated, which was the principal focus of this research study. The findings showed that, even in a short time, creative and collaborative story writing activities had a positive effect on writing success.

Successful Academic Writing

This course provides clear instruction with examples to help students develop their ability in academic writing by providing sample essays and ways to improve them written communication skills, the core points of this platform are as follows.

1. Academic writing home

2. Write well

3. Structure your writing

4. Format and present your writing

5. Good academic conduct

6. Use a good writing process

7. Report writing versus essay writing

8. How to Write Reports

9. Academic writing checklist

Academic Writing Style

This platform offers a systematic introduction to academic writing, it includes five core parts as follows.

1. Definition

2. Importance of Good Academic Writing

3. Strategies for…

4. Structure and Writing Style

5. Writing Tip

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10.  Musanti, S. I., & Rodríguez, A. D. (2017). Translanguaging in bilingual teacher preparation: Exploring pre-service bilingual teachers’ academic writing. Bilingual Research Journal, 40(1), 38–54. https://doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2016.1276028

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15.  Wardani, D. S., Fauzi, M. R., Zafira, R., & Kurniawati, D. (2020). Creating Props: Improving Writing Skills of Teaching Materials of Elementary Teacher Education Students through Project-Based Learning Model.  [Elementary School Forum]. Indonesia University of Education. http://doi.org/10.17509/mimbar-sd.v7i2.26334