.A succinct definition of key features to be taught is given in Writing purposesOn this page, below:"But there"s not much sense in teaching how to write dialogue, is there? When are students ever going to do that in the future?""Well ... OK, no, they"re not. But then, most of them aren"t going to write essays, are they?""True, but essays develop transferable skills ... you know, mental disciplines of logical explanation...