Want to write fluent English?
Although we can speak a little English, many of us have (a) shaky writing condition.
How to bring fluency in English writing?
✎ Write regularly, at least 300 words per day
Many of us are afraid to write in English because it is not regularly written in English. The first and most effective way to overcome this weakness is to write every day. Regularly write something in at least 300 words every day. Write down anything in the morning or before going to bed at night. In the beginning, there may be some inertia in the beginning of writing. Write for 10 consecutive days, you will see that this inertia will gradually disappear.
✎ Pay attention to grammar
Pay attention to grammar from the beginning while writing in English. Poor grammar makes even fluent writing unintelligible. Try to learn two to three rules of English grammar every day. Read grammar with examples, don't memorize. A good English grammar book can be used as a 'reference'.
✎ Read English newspapers regularly
Practice daily reading of English outside of subject studies. As the habit of reading newspapers will increase your intellectual skills, you will also find many new topics for writing. At first you may not understand the meaning of many words, it will take time to understand. Read for two consecutive weeks, you will see that the matter will come under control. Even if you don't know the meaning of one or two words, you can catch the meaning of the sentence. Regular reading habits will gradually affect your writing.
✎ Read topical journal articles
Practice reading articles of your choice in reputed English magazines or journals including Time Magazine, Reader's Digest, The Economist. Apply the style of writing in magazines to your own writing. If you practice this for four weeks, you will feel the changes in your writing.
✎ Not writing just for the sake of writing
Just writing on the paper, and not trying to find out what had gone wrong, then it would not. Mistakes will remain. In this case, you can request someone who knows and understands good English to read what you are writing every day. Take feedback from him and correct any weaknesses and mistakes. If you can't find someone like that, you can ask a university or college teacher. Pay attention to what is going wrong, try to correct the mistakes. You can try to learn about open writing practice and what is going wrong from the writeandimprove.com website.
✎ Expand vocabulary
We use very common words in writing. Focus on using multidimensional words to write fluently in English. Even very short and concise writing can be made interesting by using variety of words without writing the same sentence or the same sentence structure over and over again. Try to learn five to eight new words every day. Instead of learning GRE-GMAT test vocabulary first, find useful words from the Internet. Devote time to vocabulary enrichment for two consecutive months. Fix the words to be learned in the morning, remember them throughout the day. Writing those words down a few times will make it easier to remember.
✎ Learn to write beautiful sentences, make a difference
Practice writing beautiful sentences for writing various thesis papers and assignments, including applications for higher education, statements of purpose. You can learn sentence structure by looking at some examples (templates) found on the internet. Practice writing the same sentence in different ways. Practice like this for six weeks, you will see a change in writing. The website owl.english.purdue.edu will give you ideas about different syntax.
✎ Follow, understand
Practice writing by following an author you like. Try to understand the author's thinking. Keep practicing until your writing is perfect. Before writing anything, make a mental map of what to write. Get into the habit of writing within a certain period of time by dividing the portions accordingly.
✎ Practice what you learn every day
Practice what you learn every day. From writing on Facebook to writing e-mails, try to apply what you learn. It is better not to write in the habit of 'shortcut' while writing on Facebook or writing small messages. In the case of online writing, take assistance in writing accurate sentences with the help of various apps-software-websites including Grammarly, Ginger software.
✎ Submit articles to magazines
You can also learn writing from open English writing courses like YouTube and Coursera (www.coursera.org). Do not translate your mother language to English in your mind while writing. Emphasize the use of 'linking words' and 'phrases' to bring fluency to writing. Start submitting articles to opinion pages of good quality local and foreign magazines for variety of writing. It might not print at first, but keep trying. When printed, note how the editor has edited which sections. Feel free to take advice from friends or colleagues who write well in English.
