Tiếng Anh - Chapter 8: How to teach writing

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1. Chapter 8 How to teach writing Harmer, J. (1999). How to teach English. Longman
2. I. Reasons for teaching writing  Reinforcement  Language development  Learning style  Writing as a skill (the most important)
3.  Reinforcement Some Ss requiring language orally Others written forms as useful sentences using what they have learned
4. Language development Actual process of writing helping Ss to learn as they go along
5. Learning style Some Ss: picking up language by looking & listening Other Ss: needing time to think in order to produce the language in a slower way writing
6. Writing as a skill A basic language skill Learners 1. some kinds of writing: letters, reports, advertisements 2. Some kinds of special writing conventions (punctuations, paragraph construction .)
7. II. Kinds of writing tasks How to choose tasks: learners’ age, interests & level Kinds of tasks: postcards, various kinds of letters, narrative compositions, reports, newspaper articles, advertisements or poems .
8. III. Writing sequences A) writing postcards B) alternating dictation C) newspaper headlines/articles D) report writing Read these sample lessons (page 80-84)
9. IV. How to correct writing Avoiding over-correction  Telling Ss particular kinds of mistakes to be corrected  Using correction codes/symbols