Exploring the Pertinence of Introduction in Writing as Readers’ Drive in Developing Reading Zeal: A Review

Some writers are not versed in putting down a strong introduction in their respective writing, or perhaps they are not aware of its importance in writing as a language skill. As a result of this, they occasionally, if not at all times, fail to motivate readers in reading their written or printed information. The writers’ failure to stir up the readers’ interest in reading leads to mind distancing of readers to the contents of such writers’ texts, and in turn, causes the readers’ misunderstanding and confusion in decoding the actual messages in such writing. This paper aims at providing answers to three questions, which are; ‘How important is introduction to writing as a language skill? What are the notions of introduction in writing, or names that can be given to introduction in the context of writing? What strategies can writers use in writing a catchy introduction?’ This paper also takes a picture of the readers’ need of introduction to understanding the exact information of writers in the reading process. Different related studies are reviewed in order to bring out the importance of introduction in writing. This is done by intensive reading of the related literature to the topic. The explanations and instances that are given under different sections of this paper show the inevitability of introduction to writers in the process of putting down ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc.; and also to readers in reading what have been put down in written or printed forms by the writers.