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 text.
2. The Writing Process:
- Provide needed materials.
- Provide needed support and help for students.
- Create a quiet atmosphere for students to have the chance to think.
3. Post-Writing Stage:
- Collect the products, check and correct them.
- Give feedback orally and/or in writing.
- Display the good products; read or fix them on the wall.
But, do you know how to teach early writing to ESL/EFL learners?
Do not answer with yes or no before using the following “Understanding Teaching Early Writing Check”
- What does early writing mean?
- Why should teachers of English encourage their students to write?
- What kinds of errors should the teacher expect when teaching early writing?
- Should the teacher correct all errors?
- What are the three types of writing?
- How can teachers teach controlled writing?
- What are the ways to make learning the mechanics of writing fun?
- What are some useful prewriting activities?
- What are some of the difficulties you expect to encounter in teaching early writing?
- How might you overcome them?
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