The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing

Every writer knows putting words on paper is a difficult task. Sometimes the difficulties become insurmountable. He got himself into a state of frustration in the process of writing when the flow of ideas stops. A writer got stuck, bangs his head against the wall for long hours instead of writing. H...

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Main Author: Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/1/Acceptance%20letter%20Dr%20Solehah.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/2/ABSTRACT%20to%20ICLCS%202018%20THE%20MYSTERY%20OF%20THE%20WRITING%20PROCESS.pdf
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spelling iium-645512018-07-06T07:18:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/ The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah B Philosophy (General) BC Logic L Education (General) LB51 Systems of individual educators and writers P Philology. Linguistics PN Literature (General) PN0080 Criticism Every writer knows putting words on paper is a difficult task. Sometimes the difficulties become insurmountable. He got himself into a state of frustration in the process of writing when the flow of ideas stops. A writer got stuck, bangs his head against the wall for long hours instead of writing. His struggle becomes futile without getting the desired result. He is helpless in spite of being armed with knowledge and language ability to execute his task. The objective is primarily to understand the cognitive processes at work in the process of writing employing different approaches: mechanistic writing model and developmental organic writing model. This understanding is derived and inferred from some learning theories such as the behaviorist and mechanistic models coupled with issues related to the functions of brains and ‘mind’ in the process of writing as expounded by some known linguists and writers. It is hoped that by knowing the cognitive processes at work in the process of writing anyone who intends to write can benefit in terms of enhancing his writing skill and making writing a challenging and enjoyable task. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/1/Acceptance%20letter%20Dr%20Solehah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/2/ABSTRACT%20to%20ICLCS%202018%20THE%20MYSTERY%20OF%20THE%20WRITING%20PROCESS.pdf Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah (2018) The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE (2018): ASIA AND BEYOND (ICLCS 2018), 24 October-25 October, ISTAC. (In Press)
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topic B Philosophy (General)
BC Logic
L Education (General)
LB51 Systems of individual educators and writers
P Philology. Linguistics
PN Literature (General)
PN0080 Criticism
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BC Logic
L Education (General)
LB51 Systems of individual educators and writers
P Philology. Linguistics
PN Literature (General)
PN0080 Criticism
Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah
The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
description Every writer knows putting words on paper is a difficult task. Sometimes the difficulties become insurmountable. He got himself into a state of frustration in the process of writing when the flow of ideas stops. A writer got stuck, bangs his head against the wall for long hours instead of writing. His struggle becomes futile without getting the desired result. He is helpless in spite of being armed with knowledge and language ability to execute his task. The objective is primarily to understand the cognitive processes at work in the process of writing employing different approaches: mechanistic writing model and developmental organic writing model. This understanding is derived and inferred from some learning theories such as the behaviorist and mechanistic models coupled with issues related to the functions of brains and ‘mind’ in the process of writing as expounded by some known linguists and writers. It is hoped that by knowing the cognitive processes at work in the process of writing anyone who intends to write can benefit in terms of enhancing his writing skill and making writing a challenging and enjoyable task.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah
author_facet Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah
author_sort Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah
title The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
title_short The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
title_full The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
title_fullStr The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
title_full_unstemmed The mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
title_sort mystery of the writing process: a comparison of mechanistic and developmental organic writing
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/1/Acceptance%20letter%20Dr%20Solehah.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/64551/2/ABSTRACT%20to%20ICLCS%202018%20THE%20MYSTERY%20OF%20THE%20WRITING%20PROCESS.pdf
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