Chapter 8
How to teach writing
Chapter 8
How to teach writing
Harmer, J. (1999).
How to teach English
. Longman
I. Reasons for teaching writing
Reinforcement
Language development
Learning style
Writing as a skill (the most important)
Reinforcement
Some Ssrequiring language orally
Others written forms as useful
sentences using what they have
learned
Language development
Actual process of writing
helping Ss to learn as they go along
Learning style
Some Ss: picking up language by looking
& listening
Other Ss: needing time to think in
order to produce the language in a
slower way writing