中学英语教学法(陈道明)【突破英语考试资料】.ppt

中学英语教学法 Unit 11 Teaching Writing
主讲教师:陈道明
(华南师范大学外文学院)
Unit 11 Teaching Writing
Topics for discussion:
The nature of writing in reality
mon approach to writing
Problems in writing tasks in existing textbooks
A process approach to writing
Writing through e-mail
The nature of writing in reality
Differences of teaching writing in the classroom and in reality:
In ELT classroom, writing is often seen as a means to consolidate language that is recently studied, as “writing as language learning”, and thus is pseudo writing.
In reality, most writing is munication, ., to convey messages or for self creation, . writing poems.
In ELT classrooms, especially in traditional pedagogy, writing often goes this way: the teacher gives a topic or a selection of topics, a set of requirements, and a time limit. Accuracy of the final product is stressed and the process is ignored.
In reality, we may have some ideas long before we put them on paper. We often plan, draft, and rewrite.
If writing tasks lack authenticity, they do not motivate students.
If writing tasks focus on the product rather than on the process, they do not help students to develop real writing skills.
Therefore we should advocate authentic writing, and we should advocate the process approach to writing.
mon approach to writing
To motivate students, it is necessary to engage them in some act munication.
Either writing for a specific recipient (. a letter to a friend), or:
Engaging in an act of creative writing where their work is intended to be read by other people.
In short students can be motivated by authentic writing tasks that have municative elements.
However some writing activities can be between “writing for learning” and “writing munication”.
Some examples of writing tasks: are they for consolidating language, or are they munication? (see -40)