Nouf M. Al-Hammad
Writing is a creative process that involves generating ideas, planning, writing and revising. Twelve or fifteen years ago, the vast majority of written work produced by ESL students was handwritten. The increasing ubiquity of the computer in educational environments, along with the growth in sophistication and ease-of-use of word-processing packages, has changed the situation dramatically. Students at many levels and in many types of courses are now encouraged to hand in word-processed work. Indeed, many of us now deal with word-processing skills as part of ESL and EFL courses, and the word-processor is beginning to be exploited as an effective tool in developing writing skills. Many studies have shown that the introduction of word processing into instructional programmes is able to affect positively the quality of writing output.
The most common use of computer as tool, and probably the most common use overall of the computer for language learning, is word processing.
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Word processing is the ability to create, store, and print documents using a computer program called a word processor which permits typing, editing, and inserting graphics and then saving the work easily and efficiently.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/software/whatiswordproc.html
Word Processing: Word Processing is the use of computers to prepare documents.
On most larger shared systems, word processing tasks are handled in part by the system text editor, in part by layout commands and text formatting programs (such as LaTeX commands and the TeX typesetter), and in part by printing facilities. On personal computers, integrated word processing packages that handle all three tasks are more common (such as Word and WordPerfect).
For other meanings and definitions of the phrase “word processing”, check the following links:
http://home.pacbell.net/cookc/wordprohist.htm
http://wordprocessing.about.com/mpremail.htm
http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~krause/Tips/word.html
Word Processors:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/software/whatiswordproc.html
A word processor generally refers to a WYSIWYG "What You See Is What You Get" system where the formatting takes place while you enter your text; no further processing is needed prior to sending your work to a printer. Word and WordPerfect and other similar personal computer packages are examples of word processors.
Word processors are used to produce letters, reports, memos and other such documents. A main feature of word processing is spell and grammar checking – where the programme can pick out your errors and suggest corrections or improvements.
A) ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a word processor? Curious?! These sites will be useful:
http://www.gold.ac.uk/infos/cs/guides/wl02.html
If you want to know the advantages and disadvantages of using a word processor for coursework, this site will be useful. It also provides some hints to overcome the disadvantages.
http://www.etni.org.il/etninews/paper.htm
Some word processors, WORD 6 for example, allow the teacher to comment on the student's work through voice annotations. Do you want to know more advantages of word processors. Just READ!!
* Word: High quality programs like Microsoft Word can be useful for certain academic or business settings. This is a word processing programme. Designed to allow the entry, amendment and formatting of text data. Word processors have quite advanced features for page setup and layout that includes the facility to include images and graphics (lines, boxes). Different styles of type (fonts) can be chosen as can different sizes of text. To know more about this useful program, have a look at these sites:
www.FlySuite.com
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