Welcome to EnglishClubWriting for ESL learners, to help you learn and practise the skill of writing in English.
- What is Writing?
Writing is the fourth of the four language skills, which are: 1. Listening 2. Speaking 3. Reading 4. Writing
Writing Skills Guide
Tips and strategies to improve your English writing skills
Tips and strategies to improve your English writing skills
Alphabet
English alphabet from aA to zZ, in small and large letters, with font styles and alphabetical order
English alphabet from aA to zZ, in small and large letters, with font styles and alphabetical order
Writing-World.com brings you over 1000 articles by experts from around the world, on nearly every aspect of writing and publishing. You'll find tips on crafting and marketing your fiction, nonfiction, essays, poetry, memoir, technical and trade pieces, screenplays and more. Writing, form of human communication by means of a set of visible marks that are related, by convention, to some particular structural level of language. Languages are systems of symbols, and writing is a system for symbolizing these symbols. Learn more about writing in this article. Writing that you see in a book or on a computer screen is called 'type'. Punctuation Punctuation is the system of symbols (.,! -: etc) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. 13 synonyms and near synonyms of writing from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus. Find another word for writing. Interactive Stories are 'choose your own ending' stories started by an Author and continued by any Writing.Com member that wishes to participate. At the end of each chapter, readers are given a few plot choices and must choose the direction of the story. When you come to the end of a storyline, it's your turn to add a chapter!
Using Capital Letters
In English, we do not use capital letters (large letters) very much. It is not correct or even polite to use a lot of capitals in English. But there are times when they are important.
In English, we do not use capital letters (large letters) very much. It is not correct or even polite to use a lot of capitals in English. But there are times when they are important.
Spelling Rules
The following rules can help you to decode the mysteries of English spelling. This section includes spelling variations between British English and American English.
The following rules can help you to decode the mysteries of English spelling. This section includes spelling variations between British English and American English.
Abbreviations
Learn the main types of abbreviation—shortenings, contractions, initialisms, acronyms—and how to write and say them.
Learn the main types of abbreviation—shortenings, contractions, initialisms, acronyms—and how to write and say them.
Type
Writing that you see in a book or on a computer screen is called 'type'.
Writing that you see in a book or on a computer screen is called 'type'.
Punctuation
Punctuation is the system of symbols (. , ! - : etc) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Here are the punctuation marks that we use in English, together with some punctuation quizzes and a punctuation song.
Punctuation is the system of symbols (. , ! - : etc) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Here are the punctuation marks that we use in English, together with some punctuation quizzes and a punctuation song.
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Signs and Symbols
English also uses a number of special symbols (like * # & % $) that act as abbreviations or have their own meaning.
English also uses a number of special symbols (like * # & % $) that act as abbreviations or have their own meaning.
Plagiarism
And how to avoid it! Plagiarism is an illegal form of copying. It means taking another person's work (without asking) and calling it your own.
And how to avoid it! Plagiarism is an illegal form of copying. It means taking another person's work (without asking) and calling it your own.
Writing Prompts
Practise various aspects of written English with prompts designed specially for English learners.
Practise various aspects of written English with prompts designed specially for English learners.
Sentence Variety
How to avoid writing boring sentences that all seem the same
How to avoid writing boring sentences that all seem the same
Textual Reference Terms
All those strange words like following, preceding, overleaf, PTO that don't carry any meaning but tell us where the author wants us to look. Illustrated
All those strange words like following, preceding, overleaf, PTO that don't carry any meaning but tell us where the author wants us to look. Illustrated
Peer Editing
Why you need a friend to help you check your own writing - and how s/he can do it
Why you need a friend to help you check your own writing - and how s/he can do it
Six Common Mistakes in ESL Writing
and how to avoid them
and how to avoid them
Typing Test
How fast can you type English?
How fast can you type English?
Creative Writing Forum
Add your own written work or read what other English learners are writing.
Add your own written work or read what other English learners are writing.
More Writing Articles
Writing Prompts For Kids
Citation Styles
This article explains the three most common citation styles used in research papers with an example for each.
This article explains the three most common citation styles used in research papers with an example for each.
IELTS Writing Quiz
An online multiple-choice quiz to test how much you know about the IELTS Academic Writing and General Training Writing exams
An online multiple-choice quiz to test how much you know about the IELTS Academic Writing and General Training Writing exams
Tips for Non-Native English Writers
Non-native English speaker Cheryl Alvin offers practical ideas to help other non-native English speakers become good English writers.
Non-native English speaker Cheryl Alvin offers practical ideas to help other non-native English speakers become good English writers.
6 Ways to Cut Wordiness for More Effective Writing
Less is more. Six easy ways to say more in fewer words
Less is more. Six easy ways to say more in fewer words
How to Proofread for Error-free Writing
A few tips to help you check your writing and make sure it is always correct
A few tips to help you check your writing and make sure it is always correct
A Tip for the Possessive Apostrophe
Apostrophes need not be learning catastrophes.
Apostrophes need not be learning catastrophes.
Speaking versus Writing
The pen is mightier than the spoken word—or is it?
The pen is mightier than the spoken word—or is it?
Five Tips for Easy Email
How to write 'good' emails and make life easier for everyone
How to write 'good' emails and make life easier for everyone
Recommended Writing Links
What is written without effort is read without pleasure.Samuel Johnson
This website is designed to accompany 21G.222, Expository Writing for Bilingual Students, in the English Language Studies group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, the information here should be of use to all instructors and students of expository writing for non-native writers and to all non-native writers of English generally. (Your topics and the genre of your texts may differ, and you should thus tailor the process to your needs.)
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Students: understanding and using the information on this site should make writing not only less anxiety-provoking and more efficient and effective for you, but ultimately it should also help you feel more creative and more satisfied with the products of your writing efforts and learn more in your classes as well.
Happy reading and writing!
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