Teaching RAP Paraphrasing Strategy for Leveling-Up Readers Performance

Abstract

The visual field of the written word (writing must be seen, spatially mapped) is essentially distinct from the auditory field. We can only read printed material as individuals while we listen as an audience. The body forms and vibrates with the voice, which "disappears the moment it is pronounced," whereas writing "separates the word from the live presentation, where only spoken words may remain". However, writing as speech and writing about speech contribute crucial elements to work, and one might argue that creative writing, which sprang from an oral tradition, not only minimizes the distance between writing and voice but also feeds on their closeness. If speech "disappears," then creative writing maintains its traces alive. According to Richard and Willy (2002), writing is considered an active skill that demands output more than recognition, and hence, Second language writers must take notice of "the higher level skills of planning and arrange and the lower-level skills of spelling, punctuation, and so on". The students are expected to acquire not just the talent of acquiring and arranging ideas but also the art of expressing those ideas in legible prose. Therefore, the messages may be sent effectively.