1. Digital media writing tools
The theory of writing curricula
&
The reality of teaching practices
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6. L2 writing practices using
digital media tools
seem to improve
student motivation and
writing competences

7. Writing in the 21st Century A Report from NCTE 1
A report from the National Council of Teachers of English
Writing in the 21stCentury
IN THIS REPORT
Introduction: A Call to Support
21st Century Writing
Historical Perceptions of Writing:
Five Themes of Writing and
Writing Instruction in 20th
Century America
Historical Perceptions of Writing:
Two Trends that Affected Writing
and Writing Instruction in 20th
Century America
Historical Perceptions of Writing:
Study and Teaching of the Writing
Process
Writing in the 21st Century
Conclusion
Image Credits
References
A Call to Support 21st Century Writing
Today, in the 21st century, people write as never before—in print and
online. We thus face three challenges that are also opportunities: develop-
ing new models of writing; designing a new curriculum supporting those
models; and creating models for teaching that curriculum.
Historically, we humans have experienced an impulse to write; we have
found the materials to write; we have endured the labor of composition;
we have understood that writing offers new possibility and a unique agen-
cy. Historically, we composers pursued this impulse to write in spite of—in
spite of cultures that devalued writing; in spite of prohibitions against it
when we were female or a person of
color; in spite of the fact that we—if we
were 6 or 7 or 8 or even 9—were told we
should read but that we weren’t ready to
compose. In spite of.
It’s time for us to join the future and
support all forms of 21st century litera-
cies, inside school and outside school.
For in this time and in this place we want
our kids—in our classrooms, yes, and in
our families, on our streets and in our
neighborhoods, across this wide country
and, indeed, around the world—to“grow
up in a society that values knowledge
and hard work and public spirit over
owning stuff and looking cool.”(Garrison
Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion)
This is a call to action, a call to re-
search and articulate new composition, a call to help our students com-
pose often, compose well, and through these composings, become the
citizen writers of our country, the citizen writers of our world, and the
writers of our future.
Historical Perceptions of Writing: Five Themes of
Writing and Writing Instruction in 20th Century
America
What we know about writing in the 20th century and before is important
to our understanding of writing in the 21st century.
NCTE Past President, Kathleen Blake Yancey, Florida State University, Tallahassee
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http://www.ncte.org
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website: http://www.ncte.org (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader).

8. reactive proactive
introducing
conventions of
electronic discourse:
error prevention
approaches to integrating digital media writing tools
into writing instruction
critical assessment of
recorded production:
error correction
Averianova (2012)

9. Digital media and curricula design
technological literacy
ICT as a separate course
knowledge deepening
efficient use of ICT
knowledge creation
ICT to foster new skills

10. The case of secondary education
in Flemish Belgium
Different networks, different curricula

12. freedom of education

13. Flemish government
Educational networks
Governing bodies /
school boards

14. Flemish government
Educational networks
Governing bodies /
school boards
GO! education of
the Flemish Community
Publicly funded,
publicly run education
Publicly funded,
privately run schools

16. Flemish government
Educational networks
Governing bodies /
school boards
National curricula:
attainment targets
Timetable,
learning material, etc.
Network curricula

17. How do the national curricula incorporate
the new models of L2 writing?
How do the network curricula incorporate
the new models of L2 writing?
How do schools incorporate
the new models of L2 writing within their learning material?

18. Method
national curriculum
network curricula: 2 largest educational networks
in secondary education
random selection of 30 Flemish schools:
• English language course
• 1 teacher
• year plan, tests, handbooks
thematic analysis

19. Results
2013
National curriculum
Network curricula
Schools

20. Results
2013
National curriculum
promotes ICT as a tool for knowledge
deepening and knowledge creation
e.g. digital media and digital text writing
Network curricula
Schools

21. Results
2013
National curriculum
promotes ICT as a tool for knowledge
deepening and knowledge creation
e.g. digital media and digital text writing
Network curricula
promote ICT as a tool to enhance writing
performance:
e.g. ICT as a writing tool, a correspondence
practice tool and correction software
Schools

22. Results
2013
National curriculum
promotes ICT as a tool for knowledge
deepening and knowledge creation
e.g. digital media and digital text writing
Network curricula
promote ICT as a tool to enhance writing
performance:
e.g. ICT as a writing tool, a correspondence
practice tool and correction software
Schools

23. Results
2013
National curriculum
promotes ICT as a tool for knowledge
deepening and knowledge creation
e.g. digital media and digital text writing
Network curricula
promote ICT as a tool to enhance writing
performance:
e.g. ICT as a writing tool, a correspondence
practice tool and correction software
Schools
limited use: only e-mail writing
ICT as research tool (alternative to lecturing)
or online language support (e.g. dictionaries)

24. Results
2013
National curriculum
promotes ICT as a tool for knowledge
deepening and knowledge creation
e.g. digital media and digital text writing
Network curricula
promote ICT as a tool to enhance writing
performance:
e.g. ICT as a writing tool, a correspondence
practice tool and correction software
Schools
limited use: only e-mail writing
ICT as research tool (alternative to lecturing)
or online language support (e.g. dictionaries)
+

25. Discussion & Conclusion
national & network curricula: ICT as learning tool
year plans & course books: ICT as teacher tool

26. Discussion & Conclusion
national & network curricula: ICT as learning tool
year plans & course books: ICT as teacher tool
to better create new writing curricula,
the teaching practices should first reflect
the currently intended curricula

27. Digital media writing tools
The theory of writing curricula
&
The reality of teaching practices
delphine.laire@ugent.be
jordi.casteleyn@ugent.be
andre.mottart@ugent.be
@jordi013
http://www.slideshare.net/jordi013