Saturday, 25 November 2017

Things Found In Understanding Language Conventions Books

By Walter Sanders


Convention refers to the surface features of writing. They are a courtesy to the reader in order to ensure the reader is comfortable and they get what they expect. In simple terms, convections are what brings understanding to the reader. It is all about the sentence formation, the punctuation and how the sentence has been used. This article focuses on understanding language conventions books.

There are five main features of effective writing. Effective writing basically is being able to construct a sentence that is grammatically correct and makes sense to the one reading it. As earlier mentioned, convections include, mechanics, sentence formation, and usage. Mechanics are the things that are not present in a spoken languages like capitalization and even punctuation.

Spoken and written words combined are the usage. The child uses words to express themselves in both writing and speaking. It may be hard to teach usage to a child whose first language is not easy. This is because they tend to directly translate from their first language, therefore, transmitting into broken English. As the child familiarizes with the language, they can form longer and more complicated sentences.

Not every child has been taught English as a first language. So it may be a bit of a task to get them to speak it and write it correctly. They will otherwise translate directly from their first language in which they will develop broken English. After learning about verb tense and subject-verb agreement, the child should proceed to learn the grammatical rules of the language.

Conventions are not that easy to understand for everyone. So parents and teachers should focus more on the ideologies put across by the student. They should praise their work and commend them for their great thinking. If you dive immediately and start correcting the student on the wrong usage of conventions, they will quickly give up. Conventions should, therefore, be taught at the end of the writing process. The student will be eager to learn and edit their work for their audience.

To help them develop language, encourage them to write short stories in class. Let them grow their creativity. At the end of each writing exercise, encourage a small group of them to read their composition out loud. This not only gives them confidence but they are also able to roll words off their tongues so much easier.

You should make sure that their words are always spelt correctly. Once they are able to read and write correctly, you can start educating them on capitalization and punctuation. You can achieve this by getting books which the students can read out loud together in class. As you proceed, try explaining what the various punctuations are and why the author used them.

After learning all about convection, you should let them explore. Let them write about more complex topics. This way they will learn new words. You should have a word board in which their write new words and look for their meanings. They can also read each others work whereby they will get new ideas. They will also be more conscious of what they write.




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