Importance of Writing Skill to Develop Students’ Communication Skill

Abstract

Communication skills play a very important role in today’s professional world. The ability to communicate effectively is one of the most sought after skills in all the fields of work. To communicate effectively, one must have effective language skill, as language is the key to communication. Though we can communicate with non-verbal language like signs and gestures, but without language, communication will be ineffective. Language enables interaction which as a result, facilitates the process of communication. Therefore, one’s ability to communicate is directly linked with one’s ability to use the language. Language is a skill; therefore, to learn a language, one must learn the skills of language. Language has four sub skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Among these four sub skills, English language learners (ELL) find writing as a difficult skill. There is a growing concern in today’s academic and professional world that today’s students or professional are focusing less on the writing skill. Due to the lack of practice or perceived lack of importance, writing as a skill is often over looked. The present paper will attempt to find out the importance of writing skill and navigate various strategies and techniques to enhance the writing skill. Keywords: