What is Writing?
Writing is a productive
skill in which we produce the language to communicate a message using
signs (letters). There are different written text types which consist of
diverse characteristics as the degree of formality
and the way of ordering information. Therfore, in order to write something, we
have to consider two important things: the text
type and who are writing to. As in reading, there are writing subskills which are related to accuracy and communicating our
ideas. The accuracy refers to the correct use of some grammatical and vocabulary
features, such as spelling and punctuation. On the other hand, communicating
our ideas means the correct use of such things as style, register and functions
(requesting, complaining).
Writing not only implies using some subskills as the ones I said before, but
also it is important to follow some stages
at the moment of writing. For instance: drafting, editing
and proofreading. This knowledge of writing can be applied in the classroom
when I need to choose what subskill I want to teach because I have to
consider the student´s needs and age. Also, I always have to give the students
a purpose or reason for writing to keep them interested in the work.
References:
- Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT course. Ernst Klett Sprachen.The TKT course. Module 1,2,3
- IntTEFLAcademy (2011). TEFL Class Instruction: How to Teach Writing Skills in the ESL Classroom [Video]. Avaliable from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZUKAamXDU&spfreload=1
- Clare, T (2014). Writing approaches [Video]. Avaliable from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCd--udNEEE
At the moment to teach writing skill, it is important to provide students models of writing, in which they can follow a process to do it. Although, for some students this skill is difficult , but teachers have to guide them, in which they can develop their critical thinking as well as the use of the language
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