Postgraduates’ Writing Improvement from Reading Accumulation

Abstract

This paper gives an analysis on the development of writing skill and presents a suggestion to develop students’ writing competence through reading. The author proposes some strategies to change the present situation. One is to rearrange teaching time, letting reading and writing take more occupation in English study activities, mainly focusing on reading and making useful notes. The other is to stipulate what to read and how to read. At this point, graduates are advised, purposely, to read as much as possible to enrich their writings. Based on the systematical analysis, there comes to a conclusion that it is significant to accumulate enough materials through rich reading for graduates’ writing to be improved.