ERIC Number: EJ1194090
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1595
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Spoken Language and Fear of the Blank Page
Adult Learning, v29 n4 p170-175 Nov 2018
Ability to communicate using spoken language occurs naturally in children earlier than they learn how to use written language. Throughout persons' lives, their ability to use spoken language is being continuously maintained and further developed. As a result, spoken language has greater capacities to form and organize thoughts than those of written language. This article discusses one such capacity, to grasp mentally the initial idea, which is essential for beginning any writing process. An integral tool for using spoken language is a voice-recording device, which has become widely available as an application for mobile telephones and other portable devices. The use of spoken language, referred in this article as free-talking, allows a wide range of idea-generating possibilities, only few of which are discussed in this article.
Descriptors: Oral Language, Speech Communication, Communication Skills, Writing (Composition), Teaching Methods, Audio Equipment, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Writing Strategies, Graduate Students, Writing Assignments, Undergraduate Students
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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