ESTABLISHING CORRELATION BETWEEN READING AND WRITING ACADEMIC ESSAYS IN TEACHING

Аннотация

As educational systems around the world work to enhance literacy outcomes the complex relationship between reading and writing in academic contexts has attracted more attention recently. The relationship between university-level students reading habits and their capacity to compose scholarly essays is examined in this study. Through a mixed-methods approach that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative data the study investigates the ways in which students essay writing abilities are impacted by their reading of academic texts. The quality of written essays is strongly positively correlated with the frequency and depth of academic reading according to the results. Students academic writing skills can be greatly improved by incorporating structured reading practices into writing pedagogy according to the findings. There is discussion of the pedagogical implications and suggestions for curriculum development.