DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS IN EFL CLASSROOM
by Ervin Gomez Estrada
During our sessions in the school, I have noticed most of my students show shortcomings to write what they talk about. They usually say to me it is not easy because the pronounciation of English words are different to their written forms. As a result of this problematic situation in class, I have been practicing writing skills taking into account the following five steps:
- Catch your students attention by reading articles that are interesting for them.
- When students finish the reading, ask students questions taking into account some w/h questions (When, Why, How, Where, etc.).
- Ask your students to write the main idea of the article which they read.
- Encourage your students to write any paragraph similar to the one studied in class.
- Finally, motivate learners to write a reflection about their paragraph.
This link is going to help you practice writing skills https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing
In my opinion it is an excellent idea, since there are very few young people who are interested in this area because they find it boring or because they find it difficult to learn. The strategy is very dynamic because it interests us more than the learning of this subject and the benefits that this brings in the future.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, my dear. The idea is to make students feel motivated to explore English language. Blessings!
DeleteI think those strategies are great especially for teenagers, they requires time and positive feedback to be done after the process has finished, also they stimulate students' creativity and this very important to motivate them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment my dear Alejandra. we have the duty of making students be in love with the language.
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