Writing 2
? Unit One
? Introduction
?
Objectives of the class
? 1) A better understanding of,writing”
? 2) A better understanding of what
? the students have brought into the
? classroom
? 3) A better understanding of what
? the teacher has brought into
? the classroom
Content
*Teacher –led discussion about,Writing”
*Lecture,language learning and teaching
theories and practice
* Need analysis survey
*Preliminary plan of the term
1,On writing
? I Understand better about,writing”
? A,Writing is a relatively difficult
? skill to learn and to teach
? Different from reading and listening
? Different from speaking
1,On writing
? B,Writing well includes many aspects
? 1,word expressions/sentences
? 2,format /rhetorical patterns
?
narrative/descriptive/argumentation/exposit
ion/letters/reports
1,On writing
?But,The art of writing is very
much broader than the art of
writing itself,or of the writing
technique.”
1,On writing
? 3,Other aspects a good writer might possess
? Thesis,original,fresh /dull plain
? (creative mind,keen perception of the world)
? Arguments,persuasive/weak (rich knowledge,
many good examples)
? Reasoning,logical,competent/confused,
incomplete(logical thinking,synthetic and analytic
ability)
?
?,
1.On writing
? Human life almost reads like a poem.
? It has its own rhythm and beat,its internal cycles
of growth and decay.
? It begins with innocent childhood,followed by
awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt
itself to mature society,with its young passions
and follies,its ideals and ambitions; then it reaches
a manhood of intense activities,profiting from
experience and learning more about society and
human nature; at middle age,there is a slight ease
of tension,a mellowing of
1,On writing
? character like the ripping of fruit or the mellowing of good
wine,and the gradual acquiring of a more tolerant,more
cynical and at the same time,more kindlier view of life;
then,in the sunset of our life,it is for us the age of peace
and security and leisure and contentment; finally,life
flickers out and one goes into eternal sleep,never to wake
up again,One should be able to sense the beauty of this
rhythm of life,to appreciate its main theme,its strains of
conflict and the final resolution,The movement of these
cycles are very much the same in a normal life,but the
music must be provided by the individual himself.
1,On writing
? That is why,Great writers are not taught,It
is the gift,experience and knowledge”
? II,Why do we spend such a long time on
the course?
? A,A requirement:
? In college,postgraduate test
1,On writing
? B A beneficial skill:
? 1,good for learning(vocabulary/reading/other
courses )
? 2,good for future work(foreign enterprises,
teachers,) advantage for English majors
? 3,good for personal development(thinking
ability,perception ability,accuracy) e.g
1,On writing
? III,How to learn it well?
? 1,write a lot
? 2,Read a lot
? 3,Experience and think a lot
2.What the teacher has brought
into the classroom?
? Education objectives
? Second Language Learning
? L2 Writing
? Technology-based context
Education objectives
(cognitive)
? Bloom’s taxonomy (Bloom & Krathwohl,1956)
knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis
synthesis
evaluation
objectivist
constructivist
Epistemology
? What is knowledge?
objectivism constructivism
Constructivism
1,Create authentic environments that provide
a relevant context for the learning
2,Focus on developing realistic methods to
solving real-world problems
3,Stress conceptual interrelations and
multiple perspectives
4,The instructor coaches the students on
strategies
5,Learning should be controlled by the
learner
The role of the tutor
,sage on the stage”, guide by the side”
objectivism constructivism
Language learning
? Krashen's comprehensible input hypothesis
? (learning and acquisition)
? Swain(1985) comprehensible output
hypothesis,that is,the opportunities to
produce language were important for
acquisition.”
? Input and output are both important and
form and meaning are inseparable,
? Writing can combine both form and
meaning and input and output,learn many
things simultaneously and imperfectly.”
? So writing and speaking continuously is a very
essential way to learn language well,
Communicative activities may act as a
?,switch” that can allow the,learnt” language to
pass to the,acquired” store,(Harmer)
? We will place increasingly greater importance on
roughly –tuned input and communicative activities
How to teach advanced writing
? 1.provide authentic situation to write
? 2.Provide meaningful and authentic tasks,
? Find out method to stimulate continuous writing.
? 3.Provide adequate input for reference
? 4.provide interactive opportunities to negotiate
meaning.
? 5.provide various ways to respond to students’
writings.
Our situation and innovation
? Technology-assisted
? Virtual Learning Environment
The Iceberg model
face-to-face teaching
directed learning
independent learning
Roger Ottewill (CLT) On the Horizon 10,1 2002
assessed tasks
preparation
& reflection
mastery
What’s in a VLE?
course
management
student registration
student tracking
access control
resource control
course information
syllabus and timetable
learning objectives
student handbook
FAQ
learning resources
bibliography and links
interactive self-study
case-studies
lecture notes
presentations
communications
course email
discussion forums
file exchange
online chat
online assessment
quizzes and surveys
formative evaluation
instant feedback
automated analysis
What’s in a VLE?
course
management
student registration
student tracking
access control
resource control
课程信息
大纲、时间表、教案、
作文题目
等
学习资料
communications
course email
discussion forums
file exchange
online chat
online assessment
quizzes and surveys
formative evaluation
instant feedback
automated analysis
? IV,Our beliefs
? Knowledge is mainly constructed by learners themselves
by the interaction of their existing knowledge and the
external knowledge
? Writing is a skill trained not taught
? Teacher is no longer a sage in the platform of the class but
a guide to learners’ self construction of knowledge
? Technology can provide many help that a traditional
classroom cannot do,(though more demanding for teachers)
1st Task
? Write an article about yourself,trying to tell the
foreign pen-pals/key-pals about the life or story of
our Chinese university students,particularly,that
of the students in Foreign Language College of
Shan-dong Agricultural university.
? Audience:Foreign friends
? Aim,Deepening the understanding of each other
? Length:>1000 words
? Time,a month
Teaching Plan of Arrangement
? 1.2 weeks,Applied Writing
? Statistics-oriented writing
? Applied Writing
? 3-8 weeks,Band-4- Exam Training
? 10-17 weeks,Long articles writing
? Exposition and Argumentation
? Unit One
? Introduction
?
Objectives of the class
? 1) A better understanding of,writing”
? 2) A better understanding of what
? the students have brought into the
? classroom
? 3) A better understanding of what
? the teacher has brought into
? the classroom
Content
*Teacher –led discussion about,Writing”
*Lecture,language learning and teaching
theories and practice
* Need analysis survey
*Preliminary plan of the term
1,On writing
? I Understand better about,writing”
? A,Writing is a relatively difficult
? skill to learn and to teach
? Different from reading and listening
? Different from speaking
1,On writing
? B,Writing well includes many aspects
? 1,word expressions/sentences
? 2,format /rhetorical patterns
?
narrative/descriptive/argumentation/exposit
ion/letters/reports
1,On writing
?But,The art of writing is very
much broader than the art of
writing itself,or of the writing
technique.”
1,On writing
? 3,Other aspects a good writer might possess
? Thesis,original,fresh /dull plain
? (creative mind,keen perception of the world)
? Arguments,persuasive/weak (rich knowledge,
many good examples)
? Reasoning,logical,competent/confused,
incomplete(logical thinking,synthetic and analytic
ability)
?
?,
1.On writing
? Human life almost reads like a poem.
? It has its own rhythm and beat,its internal cycles
of growth and decay.
? It begins with innocent childhood,followed by
awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt
itself to mature society,with its young passions
and follies,its ideals and ambitions; then it reaches
a manhood of intense activities,profiting from
experience and learning more about society and
human nature; at middle age,there is a slight ease
of tension,a mellowing of
1,On writing
? character like the ripping of fruit or the mellowing of good
wine,and the gradual acquiring of a more tolerant,more
cynical and at the same time,more kindlier view of life;
then,in the sunset of our life,it is for us the age of peace
and security and leisure and contentment; finally,life
flickers out and one goes into eternal sleep,never to wake
up again,One should be able to sense the beauty of this
rhythm of life,to appreciate its main theme,its strains of
conflict and the final resolution,The movement of these
cycles are very much the same in a normal life,but the
music must be provided by the individual himself.
1,On writing
? That is why,Great writers are not taught,It
is the gift,experience and knowledge”
? II,Why do we spend such a long time on
the course?
? A,A requirement:
? In college,postgraduate test
1,On writing
? B A beneficial skill:
? 1,good for learning(vocabulary/reading/other
courses )
? 2,good for future work(foreign enterprises,
teachers,) advantage for English majors
? 3,good for personal development(thinking
ability,perception ability,accuracy) e.g
1,On writing
? III,How to learn it well?
? 1,write a lot
? 2,Read a lot
? 3,Experience and think a lot
2.What the teacher has brought
into the classroom?
? Education objectives
? Second Language Learning
? L2 Writing
? Technology-based context
Education objectives
(cognitive)
? Bloom’s taxonomy (Bloom & Krathwohl,1956)
knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis
synthesis
evaluation
objectivist
constructivist
Epistemology
? What is knowledge?
objectivism constructivism
Constructivism
1,Create authentic environments that provide
a relevant context for the learning
2,Focus on developing realistic methods to
solving real-world problems
3,Stress conceptual interrelations and
multiple perspectives
4,The instructor coaches the students on
strategies
5,Learning should be controlled by the
learner
The role of the tutor
,sage on the stage”, guide by the side”
objectivism constructivism
Language learning
? Krashen's comprehensible input hypothesis
? (learning and acquisition)
? Swain(1985) comprehensible output
hypothesis,that is,the opportunities to
produce language were important for
acquisition.”
? Input and output are both important and
form and meaning are inseparable,
? Writing can combine both form and
meaning and input and output,learn many
things simultaneously and imperfectly.”
? So writing and speaking continuously is a very
essential way to learn language well,
Communicative activities may act as a
?,switch” that can allow the,learnt” language to
pass to the,acquired” store,(Harmer)
? We will place increasingly greater importance on
roughly –tuned input and communicative activities
How to teach advanced writing
? 1.provide authentic situation to write
? 2.Provide meaningful and authentic tasks,
? Find out method to stimulate continuous writing.
? 3.Provide adequate input for reference
? 4.provide interactive opportunities to negotiate
meaning.
? 5.provide various ways to respond to students’
writings.
Our situation and innovation
? Technology-assisted
? Virtual Learning Environment
The Iceberg model
face-to-face teaching
directed learning
independent learning
Roger Ottewill (CLT) On the Horizon 10,1 2002
assessed tasks
preparation
& reflection
mastery
What’s in a VLE?
course
management
student registration
student tracking
access control
resource control
course information
syllabus and timetable
learning objectives
student handbook
FAQ
learning resources
bibliography and links
interactive self-study
case-studies
lecture notes
presentations
communications
course email
discussion forums
file exchange
online chat
online assessment
quizzes and surveys
formative evaluation
instant feedback
automated analysis
What’s in a VLE?
course
management
student registration
student tracking
access control
resource control
课程信息
大纲、时间表、教案、
作文题目
等
学习资料
communications
course email
discussion forums
file exchange
online chat
online assessment
quizzes and surveys
formative evaluation
instant feedback
automated analysis
? IV,Our beliefs
? Knowledge is mainly constructed by learners themselves
by the interaction of their existing knowledge and the
external knowledge
? Writing is a skill trained not taught
? Teacher is no longer a sage in the platform of the class but
a guide to learners’ self construction of knowledge
? Technology can provide many help that a traditional
classroom cannot do,(though more demanding for teachers)
1st Task
? Write an article about yourself,trying to tell the
foreign pen-pals/key-pals about the life or story of
our Chinese university students,particularly,that
of the students in Foreign Language College of
Shan-dong Agricultural university.
? Audience:Foreign friends
? Aim,Deepening the understanding of each other
? Length:>1000 words
? Time,a month
Teaching Plan of Arrangement
? 1.2 weeks,Applied Writing
? Statistics-oriented writing
? Applied Writing
? 3-8 weeks,Band-4- Exam Training
? 10-17 weeks,Long articles writing
? Exposition and Argumentation
