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The Importance of the Internet in a Student's Life

This essay discusses the significance of the internet for students in the cyber age. It explores the various ways in which the internet helps students in their quest for knowledge and new friends. The essay highlights the importance of the internet in a student's life.

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The Importance of the Internet in a Student's Life

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  1. ACADEMIC ENGLISH[UWB 10102] Writing Skills (Part II) Mdm Siti Aisyah binti Akiah

  2. What is Writing? • Writing is considered as the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system).

  3. The Process of Writing

  4. Organising Ideas in a Text

  5. Thesis Statement • Question: With the onset of the cyber age, students find the computer as their necessity. Choose one aspect and discuss its importance to a student. • A. The internet is very important for students. •  very subjective • B. I think the Internet is a great help to students. •  personal opinion, weak statement • C. The Internet, today, has become a major part • of a student’s life. •  too general • D. The Internet helps students in their quest for • knowledge and new friends. •  very EFFECTIVE!

  6. Writing Introduction & Conclusion • What to AVOID • one-sentence introductory/ending paragraph • e.g. I am twenty years old and I have a special • hobby, that is driving. • ‘empty’ introduction / conclusion • e.g. There are so many cases of robberies • occurring today. Why? Who? They want to • be robbers. The robbers are not satisfied with • what they have got. Yes, it is our problem!

  7. Writing Introduction & Conclusion (Con’t) • announcing what you would like to write / • what you have done • e.g. So, in this essay, I have given you the • causes and the effects of vandalism. • apologising / moralising • e.g. – On behalf of all teenagers, I apologise… • - I am extremely ashamed of this incident • because I myself would never think of doing such an embarrassing thing. • introducing unrelated issue(s)

  8. Outline of Essay

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