TEACHING WRITING
WRITING is a productive skill that allows humans to transmit messages through the written word, thus remaining in time and space. The written discourse differs from the spoken discourse: writing is not simply putting the oral text in paper, it has its specific features, structures and styles. The closest form of spoken discourse to the written discourse is the talk as performance, since it generally requires from a previously written script. The talk as interaction and transaction, on the contrary, feature a series of characteristics (pauses, doubt, immediacy,…) that are not part of writing. Students of Primary might face a series of difficulties when they begin their writing process: Lack of metalinguistic elements : at first, students don’t know the different structures of texts and base their discourse on the spoken language. Time-space problems : since writing also needs from hand-eye coordination and motor skills, it’s difficult to adjust to the space given at first and do it...