Writing

• Process approach

•Activities

•Assessment possibilities

product processoriented oriented

approach

pro

duct

Focus on final product

Focus on grammar &form Includes analysis of model texts

accuracy

pro

cess

Focus on writing process

Progress over time isobserved Creative: Students canexpress feelings & ideasfluenc

y

Who wins?

Process & productgo hand in hand

Teaching writing must involve

both!

But HOW?

Begin with the basics: Organization of writing itself1

2 Give students a framework so they canput their ideas into it

3 Your last step should be the focus on grammar mistakes

Tipps:

4But: There is no guarantee that students will internalize the grammar practice

planning drafting editing final version

Is this a realistic writing process?

Reality:

planning

draftingRe-drafting

editingRe-editing

45 minute class

discussion

RESEARCHbrainstormingreviewing

language study

interaction

Time?

It may be true that…process writing

is time consuming

and some students may

not like itwe also want

students to write quickly

sometimes

sometimes process writing

is simply not appropriate

howeverNone of these cirmumstances should stop you!

Or do you want your students to become like this in their

futures?

Our goal:Autonomous, efficient and competent students who are able to produce a (mostly) correct and appropriate English text.

But i Hate

writing

motivation+confidence=Results

Types of writing (Hedge 1988)

Personaldiaries, journals, blogging, recipes,

personal notes

Publicapplications, form filling, letters of

complaint/enquiry

Creative

poems, stories, rhymes, drama,

songs, travel reportsocial

letters, emails, chats, postcards, social media, text

messages

studymaking notes while reading, summaries,

essays, reviews, taking notes

institutional

advertisements, business letters,

agendas, curriculum vitae,

notemaking

pers

onal

Blog: a public diaryblogger.com

creati

ve

http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/

Examples...

Our generation will be known for nothing.Never will anybody say,

We were the peak of mankind.That is wrong, the truth is

Our generation was a failure.Thinking that

We actually succeededIs a waste. And we know

Living only for money and powerIs the way to go.

Being loving, respectful, and kindIs a dumb thing to do.

Forgetting about that time,Will not be easy, but we will try.

Changing our world for the betterIs something we never did.

Giving upWas how we handled our problems.

Working hardWas a joke.

We knew thatPeople thought we couldn’t come back

That might be true,Unless we turn things around

By Jordan Nicholas Grade 8

soci

al

Classic communication:

student <-> student

teacher <-> student

student <-> penpal

Write a letter to someone you would

never normally write to:

-Famous person-Someone who bugs

you-Your Ex

- And so on„Pseudo

Communication“

Assessment

Portfolio•Measures what students have

learned at the end of the course/of the

years•Contains samples of

student‘s writing•Process Portfolios / Showcase Portfolios•Ecourages students to take pride in their

own work

Timed essay•Measures writing

accuracy, time management and

thinking skills•Prediction of

student‘s performance on longer writing assignements

•Proctored•Efectiveness

sometimes questioned

references• Harmer, Jeremy (2007): The Practice of English

Language Teaching. Harlow.• Klippel, Friederike/Doff, Sabine (2007):

Englischdidaktik. Berlin.• Hedge, Tricia (2000): Teaching and Learning in

the Language Classroom. Oxford.• http://www.csuchico.edu/~gthurgood/232/process

_and_product.pdf (24.05.2014)