Give your studentsa regular 5-10 minute period for writing during the class.Explain that the focus is on writing-fluency over writing-accuracy therefore you should not stop to check grammar or spelling. If you don’t know the word in English, write it in L1 or guess the word. The key is to keep writing for the whole of the 5-10 minute period.The topic for writing can be whatever the student wants OR the teacher can provide an optional topic if they want it.
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Give your studentsa regular 5-10 minute period for writing during the class.Explain that the focus is on writing-fluency over writing-accuracy therefore you should not stop to check grammar or spelling. If you don’t know the word in English, write it in L1 or guess the word. The key is to keep writing for the whole of the 5-10 minute period.The topic for writing can be whatever the student wants OR the teacher can provide an optional topic if they want it.
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Give your studentsa regular 5-10 minute period for writing during the class.Explain that the focus is on writing-fluency over writing-accuracy therefore you should not stop to check grammar or spelling. If you don’t know the word in English, write it in L1 or guess the word. The key is to keep writing for the whole of the 5-10 minute period.The topic for writing can be whatever the student wants OR the teacher can provide an optional topic if they want it.
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a way todevelop writingskills and help students generate ideas without the fear of correctionfocuses on fluency over accuracy
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doesn‘t need tobe reviewed by the teachercan be guided by a topic presented by the teacher or can be a completely free exercise
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can be aspringboard to conversationbuilds learner confidence and routine of writing if done frequently
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ReferencesClaire Schadle, ‘IDon’t Know Why I’m Doing What I’m Doing…But I Like It’, PeerSpectives, Kanda University of International Studies, Issue 6 (Winter 2010-11), pp27-30
