Chapter How to teach writing Harmer, J (1999) How to teach English Longman I Reasons for teaching writing Reinforcement Language development Learning style Writing as a skill (the most important) Reinforcement Some Ss requiring language orally Others written forms as useful sentences using what they have learned Language development Actual process of writing helping Ss to learn as they go along Learning style Some Ss: picking up language by looking & listening Other Ss: needing time to think in order to produce the language in a slower way writing Writing as a skill A basic language skill Learners some kinds of writing: letters, reports, advertisements Some kinds of special writing conventions (punctuations, paragraph construction….) II Kinds of writing tasks How to choose tasks: learners’ age, interests & level Kinds of tasks: postcards, various kinds of letters, narrative compositions, reports, newspaper articles, advertisements or poems… III Writing sequences A) writing postcards B) alternating dictation C) newspaper headlines/articles D) report writing Read these sample lessons (page 80-84) IV How to correct writing Avoiding over-correction Telling Ss particular kinds of mistakes to be corrected Using correction codes/symbols ... alternating dictation C) newspaper headlines/articles D) report writing Read these sample lessons (page 80 -84 ) IV How to correct writing Avoiding over-correction Telling Ss particular kinds of mistakes