teachers perception of teaching english writing as a process

... responding among teacher participants, researcher’s observations and student writing analysis; making interpretation based on the data 3.1 Data analysis of teachers performances, attitudes and evaluations ... general and teaching English writing skill as a process in particular, all the teacher participants share the same point that writing is not an easy language skill to teach and learn In addition, ... writing papers As can be seen from the classroom observation (Appendix B) and teachers lesson plans, teachers, at the early stage of writing often focus on grammatical and syntactical structures as...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:27

... reverse-transcriptase real-time PCR, as previously described [34] Briefly, SIV-GAGF01 5'-AATTAGATAGATTTGGATTAGCAGAAAGC and SIV-GAGR02 5'-CACCAGATGACGCAGACAGTATTAT were used as forward and reverse primers and the ... viral RNA levels in SIV and SHIV-infected macaques Plasma and tissue viral RNA levels in SIV and SHIV-infected macaques Both animals groups displayed similar plasma viral loads at the time of ... limit of detection of the assay was 40 copies/ml The VL data per each animal is expressed as number of viral RNA copies/20 ng of total tissue RNA Flow cytometry analysis The percentage of CD4+...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:20

... Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign languages that emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language It ... means a greater emphasis on the use of the target language in the classroom, and in particular, a greater emphasis on orality According to Kayi (2006), communicative language teaching is based ... and learning process Short activities and games (or communicative activities) really play an important part in language teaching and learning Their role in language teaching and learning has been...

Ngày tải lên: 14/05/2015, 11:34

... of accurate forms of languages 13 2.1.3.3 The Paragraph –Pattern Approach Instead of emphasis on accuracy and fluency, Raimes (1983) has called the Paragraph-Pattern Approach, which emphasized ... through creating a variety of activities inside class As a matter of fact, the process of putting sequences of separate words into a piece of writing which is logical and coherent as well as makes ... in one of his article named Writing in English that writing is “an aim in learning English but as well as a tool for learning English By that, it is considered as a device to grasp of English, ...

Ngày tải lên: 16/07/2015, 08:42

... approach is impractical because it may create a gap between practice and performance in academic exams In exams students are not able to go through as many drafts as when they practise in class ... reflected, based on which the research gap is found 1.1 Process approach to teaching writing 1.1.1 What is process approach? The process approach is an approach to teaching writing to language learners ... which was due to lack of ideas, poor vocabulary and grammar structures More importantly, a lot of students had problems generating ideas and/or arranging ideas logically for the writing In fact,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 09:23

... Teaching writing essays was also discussed in this chapter Essay writing was for intermediate and advanced students of English as a second language Essays were also used to evaluate language learners’ ... … At another level, it can be about addressing educational practices that go beyond each teacher’s classroom” (Grebhard and Oprandy, 1999) In the “Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied ... (1991) and the above - mentioned authors, an essay always has three main parts: an introductory paragraph (or introduction), a body (or developmental paragraphs) and a concluding paragraph (or...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:31

... using a tree diagram It was felt that using a tree diagram would be more helpful than an outline as the tree diagram could show the hierarchical relationship between ideas in a paragraph or essay ... increase, gas of carbon dioxide increases and the temperature around the area will increase too Some animals and plants cannot adapt themselves to the changed environment They will eventually disappear ... mainly exposed them to writing the paragraph, compare and contrast essay and cause and effect essay The Challenge The challenge in teaching them was that they came from different educational...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 05:10

... each paragraph have a topic sentence that reflects back or argues/explains a point of the paper's overall thesis? Do the subsequent points of each paragraph focus on the main ideas of the paragraph's ... paragraph's topic sentence? Does each paragraph advance the paper in a logical and systematic way? Are the paragraphs too long? Are there too many points or examples within each paragraph? Are ... Strategies Pointing Finger Copy the thesis onto a separate sheet of paper Read the thesis and then read a paragraph Do this for each of the paper's body paragraphs Ask yourself: Is the paragraph...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 05:10

... researches that deal with approaches in teaching writing skill 2.1 Approaches in Teaching Writing Nowadays, the teaching of writing has long been a central element in all educational system and ... background Writing a letter of complaint Writing a set of instructions Writing a confirmation letter Writing about advantages and disadvantages of the mass media Writing an informal letter of giving directions ... development of process approach has brought a range of benefits to teachers and students (Tribble, 1996: 40) According to Graham Stanley (2007:16), although there are many ways of approaching process writing, ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:29

... weakest solar radiation Here solar radiation strikes at an oblique angle and thus spreads the same amount of energy over a greater area than in the equatorial regions A static envelope of air ... passage is nonfiction, something you might find in a textbook Remember to read for main idea, organization, and vocabulary in context Read the passage through and then go back and read a paragraph ... editorial gave many reasons why censure was good; but it never addressed why impeachment was bad (3) One can only assume that if censure was preferable one reason had to be because impeachment...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2013, 17:20

... He adds that they are generally caused by learners of English as a second or foreign language In contrast, mistakes are characteristically unsystematic And they are made by native speakers as ... "Error analysis is a methodology for dealing with data rather than a theory of acquisition" The role of EA is undeniable in language learning and teaching It is claimed that EA has a number of following ... have been applied and various aspects of teaching English have been covered Realized that description and analysis of students' errors play an important role in the practical teaching and learning,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:04

... subject” Alice Savage and Masoud Shafiei (2007) consider a paragraph as a group of sentences about a topic A paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point ... is defined as a basic unit of organization in writing in which a group of related sentences develops one main idea, the topic of paragraph Each paragraph is a separated unit It is marked by indenting ... happened ‘was’ interpreted as a marker of the past tense 15 Richard (1974) has traced errors of errors of this sort to classroom presentation, and to presentation which is based on contrastive analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

... The Grammar- Syntax- Organization Approach The name ‘the Grammar- Syntax- Organization Approach’ fully reveals the characteristics of the approach Writing cannot be seen as composed of separate ... thesis also provides implications for English language teaching LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, TABLES AND CHARTS Abbreviations CLT Communicative Language Teaching EFL English as a Foreign Language ELT English ... ideas in the way that only writing makes possible Therefore, writing has always occupied a place in the language syllabus There are a number of reasons why writing merits a place in the language...

Ngày tải lên: 19/12/2013, 14:05

... Medical writing American Medical Writers Association Business writing International Association of Business Communicators Trends in 117 Contents vii professional education Global information Machine ... the trademark Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales ... put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 12:15

... Sometimes the writing was so poor that readers failed to derive any usable information from it For example, if the assignment was a construction manual for a process or a use manual for a piece of equipment, ... used We are available to help as needed Signature The Field of Technical Writing Did you actually read all that? Probably not—and neither did the plant manager at Three Mile Island Babcock & ... because she has jumped into a new area and demonstrated her ability to explain, describe, and illustrate These characteristics will help her immeasurably in preparing training programs Making a...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 12:15

... World They are known as the European wildcat, the Near Eastern wildcat, the Southern African wildcat, the Central Asian wildcat, and the Chinese desert cat Their patterns of DNA fall into five ... DNA of all house cats and fancy cats falls within the Near Eastern wildcat cluster, making clear that this subspecies is their ancestor .3 The paragraphs in example three are the beginning of ... Permanent Company: IT software firm Location: Eastern Canada Duties: Plan, organize, write, edit, and test software manuals, developer guides, and online materials; work closely with software...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 12:15

... or by teachers of engineering who have an interest in writing They deal with special forms of technical writing such as report writing and the preparation of scientific papers and magazine articles ... them to address the educational needs of the prospective technical writer Fred W Holder, who has written a great deal about communication, has this to say Ideally, a candidate should have a bachelor’s ... Editorial management Training programs Publicity: Writing technical articles Placing technical articles Preparing brochures Preparing newsletters Academic: Teaching technical writing Teaching media...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 17:20

... baccalaureate and graduate progams; Alpha Sigma recognizes students in two-year and certificate programs Additional Training Options There are other education options aside from the traditional ... annual conferences, and seminars It also maintains a database at its website where students can search for programs throughout the world based on a number of criteria Web and Telephone Seminars ... variety of practices Some companies offer elaborate seminars that are taught by professional educators Many of the nation’s most progressive companies, large and small, offer such courses because...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 17:20

... Web for ideas Websites and databases are updated on a regular basis The following are agency and organization websites that will help make your job search a bit easier The Computer Merchant Ltd ... to know in advance exactly how much the program will cost Costs of education vary from year to year and are affected by the amount of financial aid available in the form of state scholarships, ... to teachers and students of technical communication through programs, schol- 48 Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers arships, grants and loans, annual conferences, and seminars as well as...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 17:20