PublishedOxford University Press, February 2005 |
ISBN9780194421904 |
FormatSoftcover, 168 pages |
Dimensions24.4cm × 17.1cm × 0.9cm |
This extremely popular series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, together with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers all the information they need about appropriate level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities.
Each title offers up to 100 ideas plus variations to encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suit their particular classes. The series is aimed at teachers of secondary and adult learners, and organizers of in-service training courses will find the series useful to demonstrate fresh ideas.
Key Features
A new edition of a highly-praised book which helps students to develop clear, effective writing in English. This second edition continues to provide a framework of current thinking on writing and to present a range of writing tasks for teachers to use in the classroom. Some old favourites are included but the majority of the tasks are newly designed and tested out with learners.
The book is divided into chapters which reflect phases in the writing process: Communicating, Composing, Crafting, and Improving.
Contains 60+ activities.
Demonstrates ways to create contexts and audiences for classroom writing.
Shows students how the style of writing differs according to purpose and audience.
Presents a range of techniques for encouraging good pre-writing and drafting strategies.
Helps learners to develop paragraphs coherently, to use cohesive devices, to use a range of sentence structures, and to develop appropriate vocabulary.
Involves students in reviewing their work, revising it, and editing the final draft.
