Essay On Literacy Vs Numeracy

Journal Writing
Learning how to write is different with learning how to speak. Everyone can learn how to speak naturally and unconsciously when they grow up, but to learn how to write they need to be taught. It is because the ability to write has to be consciously learned. When people start to learn writing, they will be familiar with terms literacy and numeracy. Both of literacy and numeracy have their own definition in writing. Literacy is emphasized to the ability to read and write, while numeracy is more than to basic knowledge of mathematic. Based on each definition of literacy and numeracy above, it is clear that learn how to write is important for us. It is not merely for the efficient running of the society, but also for fulfillment and
I found some difficulties at that time because my teacher never taught me about how to write well in detail. She also never explained about steps in writing. She just asked me to write without any clear explanation and without correcting my final product of writing. She did not give me any feedback. So, I could not know if I made some mistake in writing or not. That why my English writing ability was still not really good until I graduated from school. But when I entered SSE, I got a lot of knowledge about how to write in English well and how to be a good writer. I know steps or processes in writing such as, planning, drafting, editing (reflecting and revising) and final version (finishing). Sometimes before I did editing in my writing process, I asked my friends to check my writing. My friends always gave me some constructive feedback about my writing and it was very useful for me to make my writing better. As Heathfield (n. d) stated that constructive feedback alerts an individual to an area in which his performance could improve. Now, my English writing skill has improved gradually. Hopefully I can be better and better in