Some of my students have a lot interesting ideas for writing. During the break in the lesson today, I asked N how she came up with so many great ideas in her article. N told me that she actually didn't learn how to write by writing or reading, but listening and speaking!
She enjoys listening to American talk shows and learnt most of the expressions there, plus the skills to create a climax in story, just like what people do when giving a humourous speech, and these skills are transferred to her writing and speaking.
Without N, I would have never thought about the miraculous relationship between listening, speaking and writing. We often think that when we read more, we'd naturally become better writers, but there seems to be an alternative for people who are not into reading.
This is such an interesting topic!
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