Writing

When I think about L2 learners, I am always concerned about bringing up the main four skills; speaking, listening, reading, and writing to the learners. Some learners can find writing challenging as the English progresses. Why Writing?

Writing involves, genre, grammar, spelling, and language convention. Genre can be discussed in reading and writing classes. The learners can compare and recognize the variety of texts , such as menus, formal and informal invitations, examples of letters, resumes, articles, poems, abstracts, researches, medicine instruction, dictionary, comic strips...which can be in groups, in pairs or, with the teacher. It also can be used between L1 and L2, so that the students can find out the differences.

When you have defined what exactly type of writing you want to develop, you start from your planning class.

Example: Write a small paragraph about your Trip to Glasgow.

1st stage - Brainstorm. Prepare some questions about the subject, and discuss with your students. Give an opportunity for every one to participate.

2nd stage - Prepare an interview about a trip, but to somewhere else, and give them a chance to interview each other.

3nd stage - Change partners and let them to share their stories.

4th stage - Working on revisions - make a remarkable review about the subject, the similarities, the differences, an amazing fact, etc.

5th stage - Edit

Observe the stages above are planned in advance to flow smoothly through the practice.

Finally EDIT it , or if you wish, draw THE FIRST DRAFT.