... for while –
(controlled) writing
1. Substitution boxes
2. Transformation writing
3. Questions and answers
4. Write - it – up
5. Recall
TEACHING WRITING
-
Shape of a writing lesson
-
Techniques ... a writing lesson
Revision
Word Cue Drill
Pre -Writing Stage
- Establishing who, what, why…
- Making use of words, structures
needed for the writing task
- Drafting & Redrafting...
... to the teaching of writing were not systematic, as
the teachers did not have an awareness of teaching writing as a language
skill through an integrated method.
though some of the writing ... difficulties in writing, poor educational
background, teaching/ learning methods etc. that hinder learning of writing in L2.
The third study attempts to understand the teaching me...
... prewriting.
Table 1. Prewriting Techniques for Different Levels
Supplementary
Teaching Ideas for
ADVANCED LEARNERS
• Free writing is similar to brainstorming and listing but may involve
writing ...
Types of writing
Teachers can use process writing in combination with other types of writing, such as free
writing in dialogue journals, where learners communicate regularly in w...
... to Ss.
•
errors and mistakes are unpredictable.
2. Types
•
Paragraph writing
•
Essay writing
Major approaches to teaching
writing: Product vs process
Stage 1: Ss are given a model to analyze ... Then T gives general comments on the writings.
T may also collect some papers for marking at
home.
Types of writing activities
ll. Guided writing (freer writing)
1. Purpose: Studen...
... The Communicative Language Teaching Approach
All the methods described so far are symbolic of the progress foreign language
teaching ideology underwent in the last century. ... foreign language teaching. Finally, by the mid-
eighties or so, the industry was maturing in its growth and moving towards the
concept of a broad "approach" to language teaching that ... any one umbre...
... purpose for the assignment. Your writing assignment should
answer the question, “why am I writing this?” Give your students a purpose
so they know why they are writing:
“These are directions ... language.
9. Provide several kinds of feedback – Sometimes speak directly to
your students about their writing. Other times write comments to them on
their papers. Other times let their fel...
... Correcting Students' Writing
Bryan Murphy
English Language Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
A version of this report appeared ... student compositions. This is hardly surprising, since it is hard
enough to measure progress in writing skill, let alone relate it to specific teacher behaviour.
The only relevant study I have
... detrimental as
concerns about language in the initial stages of writing would truncate the flow of writing
(Perl, 1979).
The Sample
I was teaching an English Proficiency class in a university in Singapore. ... and edited if in the process of writing, they discovered more
interesting ideas to write about.
Seeing is Understanding: Improving
Coherence in Students' Writing
Chie...
... for the teaching of academic writing. " Applied
Linguistics 9/3: 236-256.
• Bastidas, J. A. 1996. The teaching portfolio: A tool to become a reflective teacher."
English Teaching ... final professional writing workshop.
These very often show the development of the students' writing skills. Some students use
fastwrites in their writing journals too.
The writi...