Vol. 16, Issue 1, Jul-Dec 2023

Page: 89-103

The importance of Convergent and Divergent Teaching Methods on Teaching Writing

Noor Jumaa Omran, Dr. Bushra Saadoon Mohammed Al- Noori

Received Date: 2021-01-14

Accepted Date: 2021-02-16

Published Date: 2021-02-26

Teaching as a difficult process is influenced by so different factors, of which one of the most important is the approach adopted to present and teach materials. Divergent and Convergent teaching methods are two examples of these approaches that were examined in this research. Writing Is a skill: by far the most significant reason for teaching writing, of course, it is a main language skill, just as important as speaking, listening and treading. Students need to know how to write paragraph , letter, how to put written reports together, how to answer to advertisements - and increasingly, how to write using e- media They need to know some of the writing's special conventions (punctuation, paragraph construction etc.) just as they need to know how to pronounce spoken English appropriately. Part of our job is to give them that skill.

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