5  Writing skills

Discussion

If you found this activity easy you should have the necessary writing skills required to start on SM123. As the module progresses your tutor will assist you further with your writing skills through feedback on your tutor-marked assignment (TMA). That is one reason why it is important to submit your assignments and pay close attention to the feedback you receive. If you feel you need further help with your writing skills before starting on SM123 we recommend that you take a look through the Skills for study section on OpenLearn (http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ skills-for-study). In particular the free badged open module English: skills for learning (http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ education-development/ english-skills-learning/ content-section-overview) contains a wealth of useful guidance to help develop reading and writing skills in order to tackle university assignments.