how to teach writing effectively

... focus: correction Why is writing useful? Writing is…  a way to reinforce language  a way to develop language  a style of learning language  a skill ○ genre-based writing (writing letters, postcards, ... (writing letters, postcards, invitation, etc.) ○ process writing (stages a writer goes through) What relate to eective writing? 2. Able to communicate a message (fluency-based)  generating ... relate to eective writing? 1. Language skills (accuracy-based)  good use of spelling rules  accurate use of language (appropriacy)  grammatical sentence forming  effective use of connectors...

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Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2013, 14:54

... Summary of your main points. How to prepare for IELTS - Writing 18 • Think about the topics that could be used for this task. For example, Technology Crime Tourism Transport Education ... http://international.holmesglen.vic.edu.au/IELTS01.htm Writing (downloadable booklet (p.41-450) with sample task and answer & strategies including using connectives). How to prepare for IELTS - Writing 19 General tips for Writing Before ... vocabulary? 9 used a variety of connective words? How to prepare for IELTS - Writing 2 Details of the Writing Test Procedure of the test The writing test is the third test you do on the test...

Ngày tải lên: 03/10/2012, 10:49

... reading contents FINAL NOTES  Careful pre-teaching  better understanding  Understand the text first, answer questions later  Being able to relate to the reading contents  students more interested  Answering ... WHILE-YOU-READ  Help students to understand the text before get them to answer the questions  Timeline  Table/Chart  Map  Visuals WHILE-YOU-READ  Reduce the load  Break the passage into smaller parts  Unit ... the questions  Check to make sure students understand the questions WHILE-YOU-READ  Develop skills  Skimming: Which sentence = most important  Vocab-in-context: How you arrive at the...

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... USE ****************************** iv Introduction How to Teach This Module This section contains information that will help you to teach this module. Welcome students to the course and introduce yourself. ... will be able to configure a DataAdapter to retrieve information, populate a DataSet by using a DataAdapter, configure a DataAdapter to modify information, persist data changes to a server, ... you to identify students who may not have the appropriate background or experience to attend this course. Briefly describe each module and what students will learn. Be careful not to go into...

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 10:20

... invitation 163 Writing to the Inland Revenue 164 Writing to the Customs and Excise 165 Writing to your solicitor 166 Writing to your bank/building society 167 Writing a letter to do with property 168 Writing ... property 168 Writing a letter about money owed to you 169 Writing to a publisher 170 Writing a letter to a newspaper 171 Writing to your MP 172 Action points 173 Suggested answers to assignments in Chapters 2-4 ... > Page 4 Other books by the same author How to Communicate at Work How to Manage an Office How to Return to Work Published by How To Books Ltd, 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE. United...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 20:20

... Havestudentsdoacommunicativetaskonthetopic (communicativeoutput) Wheninstructorshavetheopportunity to developpartorallofthe coursecurriculum,theycandevelopaseriesofcontextsbasedonthe realworldtasksthatstudentswillneed to performusingthelanguage, andthen teach grammarandvocabularyinrelation to thosecontexts. Forexample,studentswhoplan to travelwillneed to understand publicaddressannouncementsinairportsandtrainstations. Instructorscanuseaudio‐tapedsimulations to provideinput; teach  thegrammaticalformsthattypicallyoccurinsuchannouncements; andthenhavestudentspracticebyaskingandansweringquestions aboutwhatwasannounced.   How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore    How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 50 AssessingGrammarProficiency  AuthenticAssessment Justasmechanicaldrillsdonot teach studentsthelanguage, mechanicaltestquestionsdonotassesstheirability to useitin authenticways.Inorder to provideauthenticassessmentofstudents’ grammarproficiency,anevaluationmustreflectreal‐lifeusesof grammarincontext.Thismeansthattheactivitymusthaveapurpose otherthanassessmentandrequirestudents to demonstratetheirlevel ofgrammarproficiencybycompletingsometask. To developauthenticassessmentactivities,beginwiththetypesof tasksthatstudentswillactuallyneed to dousingthelanguage. Assessmentcanthentaketheformofcommunicativedrillsand communicativeactivitieslikethoseusedintheteachingprocess. Forexample,theactivitybasedonaudiotapesofpublicaddress announcementscanbeconvertedintoanassessmentbyhaving studentsrespondorallyorin writing to questionsaboutasimilartape. Inthistypeofassessment,theinstructorusesachecklistorrubric to evaluatethestudent’sunderstandingand/oruseofgrammarin context. Mechanicaltestsdoserveone purpose:Theymotivatestudents to memorize.Theycanthereforeserveas prompts to encouragememorization ofirregularformsandvocabulary items.Becausetheytestonlymemory capacity,notlanguageability,theyare bestusedasquizzesandgiven relativelylittleweightinevaluating studentperformanceandprogress.   How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 24 C. How to useastudybook Onceyouhavechosenastudymanual,readthedirectionscarefully. Typically,thefirst10‐40pagesofamanualwillgiveverydetailed instructionson how to beststudyforthetest,test‐takingtips,and basicinformationaboutthetest.Asmartinstructor[you]willtakethe testatleastoncesotheyknowexactlywhatisentailed. Buildingagoodstudyplanisanessentialfirststepinhelpingyour students.But,first,youmustknowtheskilllevelofyourstudentsand wheretheirskillsarestrongandweak.Thiswillrequiregivingyour studentsabaselinetest to determinetheircurrentskilllevels. Onceanestimatedbaselinescorehasbeenestablished,carefully reviewyourstudents’skilllevelsanddevelopastudyplanthatwill helpraiselowerscoresandstrengthenthehigherscores. Irregularityofskilllevels(strongverbalskillsandveryweak writing scores,forexample)arenotuncommonandworkingonraisingthe lowerlevelskillswill,mostlikely,yieldthequickestresults(ETS researchsuggeststhisistrue). Studentswilloftenwant to studyintensivelyforshortperiodsoftime, buttheywillgenerallybemoresuccessfulwithdistributedpractice overlongerperiodsoftime. Baseline,practiceand progresstestsshouldbe takenunderconditions ascloseaspossibleas thoseatatestingcenter.   How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 35 TheTOEIC Writing TestFormat  ... OvertGrammarInstruction  Adultstudentsappreciateandbenefitfromdirectinstructionthat allowsthem to applycriticalthinkingskills to languagelearning. Instructorscantakeadvantageofthisbyprovidingexplanationsthat givestudentsadescriptiveunderstanding(declarativeknowledge)of eachpointofgrammar. Downloadthegrammarebookfor thiscourseat: www.TEFLeBooks.com/grammar.pdf  andworkallthewaythroughit.   How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 2   How to Teach TOEFL®TOEIC®IELTS® andOtherStandardizedExaminations  SecondEdition Copyright©TEFLeBooksdotcom Allrightsreserved. Permissiongranted to reproducepartsofthis publicationaslongasattributionisnoted.  ThisebookwasdevelopedincooperationwithTEFLBootCamp   To helpusdoabetterjobofhelpingyou,wewouldappreciate youropinionaboutthisebook.Pleasetakeourfast,easyand confidentialsurveyhere:CLICKHERE    How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 30 C.Skillstesting Studentstakeeitherthe“Academic”or“GeneralTraining”sectionsin readingand writing thelisteningandspeakingsectionsarethesame forbothformsofthetest.Thetotaltesttimeisabout2hoursand45 minutesandconsistsofthefollowing:  ... Speaking(11–14minutes). TheListening,Readingand Writing testsaredoneinonesitting.The Speakingtestmaybeonthesamedayorup to sevendaysbeforeor aftertheothertests. D.PracticeTestingandrecalibratinggoals  Afterareasonableperiodofstudy,haveyourstudentstakeaprogress testandre‐evaluatetheirgoalsbasedontheirperformance.Notwo studentswillbeexactlythesameandgoalsshouldbeindividualized. FreeResourcesfromIELTS DownloadavarietyofPDFfiles thatprovideassistanceand instructionforallthesections oftheIELTSexaminationaswellastheIELTS GuideforTeachersat: http://www.ielts.org/teachers.aspx    How to Teach TOEFLTOEICIELTSandMore 43 To addressthedeclarativeknowledge/proceduralknowledgedichotomy, teachersandstudentscanapplyseveralstrategies. 1....

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... opportunities. This is my advice on how to prepare for a night of networking and socializing, and how to make the most of this opportunity. In order to bring all the information together in one place, and ... longer than that, still send the note, but include a line to the effect of, “Sorry it took me so long to get back to you.” A short note to anyone who gave you their contact info. Usually, someone ... to people by name. Using someone’s name gives you a more personal connection and prompts them to pay attention to what you’re saying — and, more fundamentally, it shows that you’ve bothered to...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:31

... Bringing in to answer a question: - If I may, I would like to ask my colleague Mrs to reply to that - I think Ms is more qualified than I am to dealt with this question - I would like to ask my ... colleague Ms… to give her views on that e/ Bringing in to present a point: - I would like to call on Mrs… present her views on… - Allow me to give the floor to Ms… - Mr , would you like to come ... of saying: “That is too late” “It would be a good idea to involve the French” We say: “Is that too late? “Would it be a good idea to involve the French? c/ Adding not to suggestions The...

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... following purposes:  To do research teachers‘ and students‘ attitude and expectations about teaching countable and uncountable nouns through some techniques.  To study how to teach countable and ... skill ,they suppose. They, however, seem to pay attention to English grammar. This is due to the fact that all of them have to learn in order to pass the examination. 4) Teaching and learning condition. ... have the budget to maintain small classes. Similarly , the teaching resources best suited to the students, such as the latest technology , may not be available to the teacher, teachers must find...

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... last, I could have a chance to meet my student! I was a little nervous, not knowing what to teach and how to start to teach. It was my first time teaching somebody how to write in English. Besides, ... for how to teach. That was very challenging remarks to a teacher I think. She doubted if I could teach all the time. I told her that I had plenty of teaching experience in L1, but not in L2 to ... criteria can direct tutors as to what to look for in a given piece Learning to teach writing 333 (e) Tutoring benefits the student by providing teachers with opportunities to address the specific...

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... them to write in the chart paper the problem (topic assigned to each group), its definition, causes, and effects, leading to a possible solution. 5. Ask them to link the subtopics and topic ... children means transfer of knowledge to their peers and parents to have multiplier effect. This toolkit aims to help teachers, parents and educators to provide correct and best information ... Symptoms—Note key symptoms or behaviors in the patient. Pollutant most likely to be associated with or causing symptoms-Note the pollutant most likely to be associated with or cause these symptoms. ...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20

... correction Teaching listening - Principles 2. Preparation is vital. T has to  listen to the tape in advance  predict any problems Ss may have  think of ways to get ready for them HOW TO TEACH ... colloquial style 2. Spoken factors  stress & rhythm  intonation  tone of voice Understanding spoken English Father: How s your homework? You know, your history? Son: Easy. Father: You ... …………… intelligence is an ability to (2) …………… languages and the ability to use language effectively to (3) ………………… and to remember things. In Gardner’s view, writers, poets, (4)………………., people...

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... class? Students need to be taught dierent ways to read. Purpose of reading Ways of reading titles, headlines , photos Ss’ existing knowledge, ideas general prediction about the topic • Engaged • Eective ... x0 y0 w0 h0" alt=""

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... When to correct?  when focusing on accuracy What to correct?  pronunciation, word use, grammar How to correct?  direct correction, echoing, prompting, ... $300 Speaking tasks …  create an information gap  give Ss choice of what to say & how to say it  encourage Ss to give & receive feedback

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... '+<,=7> :""##" skill-based# %0 " ( !" Text 1 Text 2 Teach :""##" PPP# "  !  "  " #  6 P"  P" ... P" :""##" Task-based# " use  :  " '"  !"0# 7;!""# "4 Task Teach Task " "# '/  #"5 ...

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