The first thing that troubles my students about writing is the idea of it. They’ll have to sit down, sit still, concentrate, produce, be judged by standards they don’t always understand. Let’s look at these one at a time. The first hurdle is getting started. Most of them aren’t natural writers, aren’t particularly interested or […]
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The Secret is Writing is as important as Math
I think Shaughnessy’s concern about the rules is a huge part of what makes students struggle as writers. Reading it, I wondered what the advantages of learning how to teach ESL courses and applying those strategies to teaching English composition. So much of the English language and the linguistic rules hide in the background that […]