UNIT 6 - WRITING

This unit is mainly focused in one of the four important skills which is writing. Writing is a productive skill as well as speaking. It refers that learners can write different text types such as the following examples: e-mails, text messages, stories, essays, etc. According to Suleiman(2000), writing has a predominant part in producing language which implies practice, procedures and language development. However, Accuracy is a writing subskills which it´s used to correct forms of language in paragraphs. It also includes appropriacy style, register, organizing ideas, using features, joining words/sentences, and appropriate functions. Moreover, writing must have cohesion (link ideas) and coherence (logical sense). Finally, to produce an excellent writing it´s suggested following some stages: developing ideas, organizing ideas, writing the first draft, editing, proofreading, and writing the final version (re-drafting). Stages or techniques are really important for learners to produce competent pieces or writing, Crews(1992). All in all, I would motivate students to write blogs with topics they like and share what they posted with friends in order to comment the blogs and give each other positive feedback.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course Modules 1, 2 and 3. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Suleiman M. F. (2000). The process and product of writing: Implications for elementary school teachers. ERIC Digest, ERIC Identifier ED 442299, 2000.

Crews, (1972). Neillthew.typepad.com. (2017). Retrieved 14 April 2017, from http://neillthew.typepad.com/files/training-writing-skills.pdf