Teaching English Language Learners K?12 by Jerry Jesness

Author:Jerry Jesness
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

12

Writing It Right

Teachers who begin with oral methods may become a bit less popular when the writing lessons begin. When the nice person with the toys, the movies, and the computer games produces a 100-word spelling/ vocabulary list each Monday, English class will not be quite as much fun for most of your students, but there will be exceptions. Some shy students and students who especially love the written word will begin to shine when they begin to write. The progression from speaking only to speaking and writing is necessary. If students are to learn to communicate in writing in one year and compete with native speakers in three, a lot of writing practice is necessary. The good news is that once your students see that they are becoming competent writers of English, your former popularity will be restored.

As with reading, there is a myth, perpetuated mostly by people who have studied languages without learning them particularly well, that one can learn to write a language without also learning to speak it. As with reading without listening, such an accomplishment might be possible, but I have yet to meet any truly competent writers of languages that they cannot speak. There are many people who write English well despite having accents that are difficult to understand. There are also nonspeakers who can expertly write form letters (i.e., Thank you for your order of . . . to be delivered to . . . on. . . .) but cannot write a coherent original composition. Do not expect to bypass speaking and go directly to writing. As with reading and listening, writing skills should follow or accompany speaking skills.

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