College SA School of Writing Studies
What is Writing Studies?
Writing Studies can be useful to any job imaginable, as it gives you the confidence to effectively communicate in writing. In general, though, these courses are focused on the more creative jobs such as journalism, copywriting and fiction writing.
When it comes to journalism, writing courses would focus on documenting current affairs and how to keep readers interested. This type of writer needs investigative skills to find and report on relevant news around the world.
There is a great shortage of competent technical writers - or copywriters - as all industries need writers to compile jingles, advertisements, newsletters, flyers, posters, articles, and so forth. This is a very exciting field and ideal for people who can create interesting and creative texts.
If you are good at writing, looking for self-enrichment and blessed with creativity, fiction writing might be your calling. There are numerous courses guiding students interested in writing poetry, short stories, children's literature, scripts, novels, etc. These courses will teach writers how to express their thoughts and ideas in a compelling manner.
Why should I study Writing Studies?
The reason why Writing Studies is such an important part of any person's academic background is because it's an essential skill - almost any job requires you to write in an understandable and coherent manner. It doesn't matter if you're an accountant or a biology teacher, at some stage or another you'll need to put words on paper, whether it's for an internal memo or a learner's progress report. Unfortunately it's a proven fact that people judge the quality of a product or service by what they see or read. This means that a company might be judged on what it produces in writing, even though this does not necessarily reflect on the quality of its products or services.
Let's say the accountant we've just mentioned has to write a letter to his client informing him or her of something. What image would it project of the company it this letter is full of spelling errors and written in a bad style? Not a good one, we would presume. The same goes for the biology teacher: If you were a parent that received a badly written report from this teacher, would you consider him to be competent and well educated, even though this letter does not reflect on his teaching abilities? Probably not. For this reason, writing studies is especially beneficial to people who are not comfortable with their writing skills. It would most certainly give you an advantage in whatever field you pursue.
What Writing courses does College SA offer?
- Comprehensive Writing Diploma
- Effective Business English
- English Language Skills
- Poetry Writing
- Romantic Fiction Writing
- Scriptwriting
- Writing a Novel
- Writing for Children
- Writing Saleable Articles
- Writing Short Stories
