The English language involves the use of four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each skill has main features and there are some techniques to teach and develop each skill. Although the four language skills should be integrated into each lesson, I am are going to focus on each skill separately: Teaching Listening Listening involves some […]
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Basic Ideas and Techniques for Teaching the Four Language Skills
The four skills of language learning are Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. They are four capabilities that allow an individual to comprehend, produce and use the language in effective interpersonal communication. They are most often acquired in the order of listening first, then speaking, then possibly reading and writing. Listening and reading are called receptive skills because learners do not […]
How to Teach Students to Self-Edit Their Writing
Students who learn to write for communicating meaning at first may not be aware of what editing is, so the teacher should take the time to explain the process of editing to them telling that the piece of writing doesn’t have to be perfect from the start and that it is possible for all writers […]
4 FAQs on Teaching Writing to ESL/EFL Learners and Their Answers
1. Why do You Think EFL Writing is Difficult for Students? Many students have a belief that it’s too difficult for them to write in a foreign language, so they try to avoid writing activities and some students may be discouraged to write because they face some difficulties such as: Lack of motivation. Fear of […]
Understanding Teaching Early Writing Check
In general, the teacher should go through the following three stages when teaching writing to ESL/EFL adult learners: 1. Pre-Writing Stage: Introduce the topic, discuss a picture, a table or any other prompt for writing. Provide ideas, words, and patterns to help students in writing. Explain the task itself specifying certain organization of the composed […]
Quick Ways to Help Beginners Who Struggle to Write English
Students may have some difficulties when learning to write English at first. The following list summarizes the main challenges that students will face with their early writing in English. Writing from left to right. Moving their hands and pens or pencils in a different direction. Writing on the line. Writing capital and small letters and […]
How to Reduce Students’ Writing Anxiety
Many learners experience some kind of anxiety in relation to writing. This anxiety about writing is not necessarily all negative. A certain amount of anxiety may indicate that the learners are concerned about doing well and this may provide some motivation for their performance. But too much anxiety will inhibit performance, and this is where […]
How to Self-Assess Your Teaching of Early Writing to EFL Learners
Use the following writing checklist to self-assess your teaching of early writing in the primary stage. PLANNING: Have I prepared a good pre-writing activity? Have I chosen a topic that is suitable for my students? Have I given clear instructions and modeled the task clearly? Have I thought about what equipment or materials I will […]
4 Stages to Teach Paragraph Writing in The Classroom
Writing is a productive skill that enables students to express their feelings, thoughts, and knowledge. Students can improve their writing skills by practicing and repetition. their writing product should be monitored from the beginning of writing to the production of the final copy. Here are the four essential stages to follow during the writing activity: […]
See How Easily You Can Use Process Approach to Teaching Writing Inside the Classroom
There are two main approaches to teaching and practicing writing inside the classroom; process and product writing. In teaching writing we focus either on the product of the writing activity or on writing process itself. When concentrating on the product we are only interested in the aim of the writing task which is ultimately having […]