Abstract

WRITING FOR SUCCESS: STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILLS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES

Dr Mohammed Zaheer Ab Khan

Volume: 2 Issue: 4 2012

Abstract:

Communication, academic success and professional success are basic in writing skills. To undergraduates in India who study in a multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment, the process of acquisition of writing skills is critical in determining academic performance and career opportunities to come. This paper discusses the importance of writing skills among the undergraduate students, the importance of good writing in academic success, self growth and employability. It explains and talks about difficulties encountered by students in mastering the writing skills, and how writing skills can be improved and how the writing skills affect the overall education experience of students. Another point raised in the article is that specific interventions should be used in institutions of higher learning to promote writing skills in the students.

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