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    How To Teach Writing: Paula Jiménez and Laura Burbano R. Summary of Jeremy Harmer'S Book "How To Teach English"

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    How to teach writing

    PAULA JIMNEZ AND LAURA BURBANO R.


    SUMMARY OF JEREMY HARMERS BOOK HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH

    Why teach writing?


    Reinforcement:

    Coherence.

    Visual.
    How everything fix
    together.

    Concient understanding.

    Why teaching writing?


    Language development:

    Mental
    process

    Mental
    activity

    Learning
    experience
    .

    Why teach writing?


    Learning

    styles.
    Writing

    Slower
    process

    Faster
    Process

    Why teach writing?


    Gram
    atics.

    Paragr
    Paragraphs
    aphs.

    Struc
    ture

    Writing
    special
    conven
    tions.

    Basic
    langua
    ge
    Skills.

    Punctu
    antion

    What kind of writing should students


    do?

    Find general
    or similar
    interests.
    Motivate
    them.

    Interest
    s

    Level.

    What do writing sequences look like?

    Elementary.

    Intermediate.

    Study of the topic


    Staments for
    and then writing.
    writing.
    Produce something Opinion or position
    alike.
    about a topic.

    Advanced.
    Upper
    intermediate.
    Advanced level.

    Advance level.

    Expose the
    topic or
    give their
    opinin.

    Write a
    report
    about the
    topic.

    Teacher
    recieve the
    report and
    them
    hands
    them back.

    Share their
    writing
    with theirs
    partners.

    How should teacher correct writing?


    AVOID.

    Dont correct in red ink and


    underlining.
    Avoid over correction.

    How should teachers correct writing?

    We can have them correcting


    their own work.
    Written symbols.
    Write a comment.

    Written symbols.

    Written symbols.

    Written symbols.

    What can be done about


    handwriting?

    Double
    work.
    (differen
    t
    culture).

    New
    writing
    system.

    Reflects personality or
    characters.

    We can not ask


    them to change
    their
    handwriting,but
    for legibility.

    Exams and
    crucial
    things.

    How does writing fit into ESA?

    Engage.

    Promote
    literature.

    Study.

    Promote the
    use of a
    journal.

    Activate.

    There is no limit
    to the kind of
    texts we can ask
    students to

    Thanks!

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