OVERCOMING GRAMMATICAL ERRORS: EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS

JOHN VHER P. VILLAREAL

Stress and the destruction of confidence hit when learners commit grammatical errors. Learners nowada\s do not haYe an interest in learning (nglish language writing sNills Eecause of the comSlicated grammatical rules. 7he structure of the sentences Eoosts the confidence of the students to write. 7he\ Nnow what the\ want to write Eut the\ are afraid to e[Sress those ideas Eecause of their fear of committing grammatical errors.

0istaNes are the steSstone for learning this means that the learners must NeeS striYing and tr\ to e[Sress their thoughts using the (nglish language first. ,t is a matter of taNing the risN to tr\ Eecause there is no success in not totall\ tr\ing. ,f learners e[Serience grammatical errors then it means that the\ Nnow that ne[t time the\ will write according to the grammatical rules.

)ear of committing grammatical errors is the Srimar\ SroElem for learners. 7he teachers can suSSort the learners E\ giYing some adYice or words of encouragement that can Eoost the confidence of the learners and oYercome the fear that the\ haYe in e[Sressing their ideas using the (nglish language in written form. 3ractice can also Ee one of the factors that can helS the learners to enlighten their minds that fear is nothing and the\ will reali]e that writing using the (nglish language has no Sressure at all.

7he educational EacNground of the learners affects in deYeloSing the writing sNills of the learners. 7he interYention for this is that the teachers must maNe an effort to reach the learners and fill the gaS that the\ need. 7eaching the SroSer structure can helS the learners understand what the\ are going to do when e[Sressing their thoughts and ideas.

7he interest of the learners matters a lot. ,f the students loYe what the\ are doing then what the\ do will Ee eas\ for them. 7his means that the teachers must encourage the learners to reali]e the effectiYe ness of deYeloSing their writing sNills. 7here are gamified actiYities that can Ee used in relation to learning the grammatical rules. ,n this wa\ the learners will gain interest in learning the grammatical rules.

Learners¶ emotional health is imSortant SroSer correction in terms of grammatical rules can helS the learners learn the SroSer writing st\les in relation to the (nglish language. 7aNing care of the learners emotionall\ will Eoost their self esteem.

9isionar\ usage of grammatical rules in the future Srofession of learners will maNe them reali]e the imSortance of deYeloSing their writing sNills using the (nglish language. 3roSer usage of it can helS to communicate with other SeoSle and can Ee used E\ the learners in their future Srofession or when the\ are aSSl\ing for a MoE.

'eYeloSing the writing sNills of the learners E\ following the SroSer grammatical rules is imSortant not onl\ in their liYes as students Eut also in their future Srofessions. Learning the SroSer usage of the (nglish language can Ee used to haYe effectiYe communication with other SeoSle.

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7he author is 7eacher ,, at =arago]a 1ational +igh School