Writing skill

Teaching writing
Teaching writing




The nature of
The nature of
communication
communication
Spoken language
Spoken language
Receptive Understanding Speaking Productive
Receptive Understanding Speaking Productive
Skills Reading
Skills Reading
Writing
Writing
skills
skills
Written language
Written language




Questions for you

Questions for you
1. Do you enjoy teaching writing? Why?
1. Do you enjoy teaching writing? Why?
Why not?
Why not?
2. What type of writing activities/ tasks do
2. What type of writing activities/ tasks do
you do with your students?
you do with your students?

Pre-writing Activities
Pre-writing Activities
•
Using a drill
•
Using a listening text
•
Using a reading text
•
Using a survey
•
Using picture dictation
•
…

While-writing Activities
While-writing Activities
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Write it up
•

Transformation
•
Substitution tables
•
Substitution boxes
•
Gap-fill
•
Questions and answers
•
Ordering
•
Brainstorming

Post-writing Activities
Post-writing Activities
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Correction
•
Sharing and comparing
•
Exhibition

Controlled writing task

Guided writing task
Free writing task