Writing for Study Purposes: A Teacher's Guide to Developing Individual Writing Skills

Writing for Study Purposes puts forward a new approach to the teaching of writing. The essential principles are that language development should be related to the broader needs of the curriculum, that we always write for a purpose and a specific reader, and that learners are individuals with their own personal needs and intentions, resources and concerns. Writing for Study Purposes emphasizes the processes by which learners can write free from the constraints of other people's ideas and the need to conform to prescriptions. The first section looks in detail at the issues surrounding the teaching of writing in an academic context. It examines the writing process, cultural assumptions, ways of improving and evaluating writing, and ways of using exercises in the classroom. The second section presents a wide range of writing exercises, grouped together into four categories: syllabus negotiation, organization of material, cross-cultural considerations, and writing skills and techniques. Writing for Study Purposes provides ideas and resources for all those who are teaching writing within a communicative approach. It is suitable for use with students at intermediate and more advanced levels.

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Grundy, Peter

Brookes, Arthur

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Cambridge University Press

Emphasizing the processes by which learners can write free from the constraints of other people's ideas, this text presents a new approach to teaching. It examines the writing process, cultural assumptions, ways of improving and evaluating writing and using the included exercises.

Beginning to Write contains over 100 writing activities suitable for elementary and intermediate learners. It shows that it is possible to take the teaching of writing seriously at an early stage in language learning. It also recognises the role writing plays in general language learning. The introduction discusses the differences between speaking and writing, the purpose of writing and the real world uses to which it is put. Process writing is discussed in a particularly clear manner and approaches to teaching writing are considered. There are activities: - to start learners writing with confidence - that practise such mechanics as capitalisation, spelling and punctuation - that focus on the writing process - that show how vaulable computers can be in teaching writing - that focus on outcomes and on the assessment of writing.

Beginning to Write: Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)

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Writing for Study Purposes: A Teacher's Guide to Developing Individual Writing Skills

Writing for Study Purposes: A Teacher's Guide to Developing Individual Writing Skills

Beginning to Write: Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)

Beginning to Write: Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)