Writing
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : ELBS with Oxford University Press, 1988, 1991Description: 167 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0194421392; 9780194421393 Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching | English language | English language -- Writing | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers | English language -- Composition - For teachingDDC classification: 428.2407Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Lending Books | Main Library Stacks | Reference | 428.2407 HED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002227 |
Includes Bibliography
Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a complete list of the activities, the suggested level at which each activity can be used, and the topic for each activity. The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organization. ; The author and series editor; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; 1. Composing (18 activities); The tasks present a range of techniques for encouraging good pre-writing and drafting strategies in the process of composition; 2. Communicating (14 activities); The tasks demonstrate ways in which the teacher can create contexts for classroom writing and provide a range of readers; 3. Crafting (21 activities); The tasks suggest ways in which teachers can help learners to develop paragraphs coherently, to use cohesive devices, to use a range of sentence structures, and to develop a range of appropriate vocabulary; 4. Improving (8 activities); The tasks encourage students to become involved in redrafting and editing their work. This section also investigates possible marking strategies for teachers and the development of marking policies within institutions; 5. Evaluating; This section considers criteria which teachers might apply in selecting or designing appropriate writing tasks and materials for their own learners. ; BIBLIOGRAPHY; FURTHER READING
Looks at the writing process. Lots of ideas for writing with a bit of the theory behing the practice. Sections on composing, communicating, crafting, improving.
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