SPOKEN AND

WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION

Spoken
* Informal
* Uses Contractions
* Simple Wrods
* Regressions
* Not always in complete sentences
* Repertitions
* Rephrasing of the sentences
* Not always well-organized
* Use of colloquial, slang words
* Usually there is some instant feed back
* No format

WRITTEN
* Formal
* Little use of contraction
* Use of formal appropriate words
* No room for regression
* Always in complete sentences
* No room for repetitions
* Has to be expressed in accurate English
* Has to be well-organized
* Use of most appropriate words
* No instant feed back
* Has to be in proper format

THE FEATURES OF EFFECTIVE

WRITING
* Audience awareness
* Adequacy and relevance of the content
* Accuracy and appropriacy of the language
* Organization of the content and mechanism of writing

THE WAYS OF ORGANIZING

CONTENT IN A TEXT
* They are 5 ways,
1. Chronological order
2. Sequential order
3. Cause and effect
4. Big picture to minor points
5. Problem-causes-solution

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER IN
ORGANIZING CONTENT
Writing about actions or incidents in the order
of their happening is chronological order of
organizing content.

SEQUENTIAL ORDER IN
ORGANIZING CONTENT
Presenting actions that happened in a sequence
in the same order is called sequential order of
presentation. This is often used in manuals and
recipes

MECHANICS OF WRITING
* Mechanics of writing includes handwriting
* Spelling
* Punctuation
* Use of highlighting devices

Submitted by,
SIJIMOL V.S
ENGLISH
SNTC
Admission No : 8661