Teaching Second Language Writing

by Charlene Polio

Overview

This module explores the purposes of and methods for teaching second language writing. Engaging and accessible, Teaching Second Language Writing is organized into three sections that mainly focus on activities, approaches, and real-life writing tasks and genres that are the most applicable and useful for the language teaching classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138501676
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2017
Series:	The Routledge E-Modules on Contemporary Language Teaching
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages at Michigan State University, USA.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Teaching Second Language Writing What is Writing adn What is Its Prupose in the Language Classroom? How Can Writing Help Students Learn a Second Language? The reasons for teaching writing: the role of writing in second language acquisition, writing activities and tasks that will help students learn language, collaborative writing, goals and activities related to real-life writing tasks, scaffolding the writing process, options for giving feedback, assessing writing, Sample Assignments.