Practical swapshop on writing: 'From guidance to aotonomy'
The most difficult aspect of writing an essay is the need to develop a point of view of sufficient depth and complexity to require some sides writing to explain and support it.
writing well constructed paragraphs is the cornerstone of good English written style. paragraphs should contain sentences that convey ideas closely and directly.
23 March 2010
2 years 6 weeks
Teaching writing plays a central role in every ESL/EFL setting. The important question that needs to be answered is how to teach it? In other words, how to help students write down what they feel?
The purpose of this activity is to look at writing in the ESL/EFL classrooms like the Senegalese ones and offer suggestions for helping the students overcome the difficulties they experience in developing clear effective writings in English.
It's our destiny as non-native English teachers to face a variety of challenges on many ESL/EFL issues especially on writing.
Many Senegalese ESL/EFL students are required to give their point of views, and write essays in English. While most of these students do the writing in for other courses in their native or L1 language, they often feel hesitant when writing in English.
This reflection is designed to have a look at the reasons why those students are reluctant in doing the writing exercises given to them.
I do think that teaching writing in an ESL/EFL setting like Senegal is just a matter of explaining the different steps any writing exercise should respect and then proceed by helping students master each one of these steps that, combined together, give a coherent text.