ELTWeekly Issue#22, Research paper: EFL Writing: Product and Process

By Tarun Patel

EFL Writing: Product and Process

This paper presents a cyclical framework of teaching procedures for a comprehensive English-as-a-Foreign Language writing program.

It begins by providing examples of Greek students’ writing and identifying common programs. Next, it outlines two aspects of good writing: product (language, layout and organization, relevance to the task, regard for the reader, and clarity) and process (task/title analysis, planning, writing the first draft, evaluating and improving the first draft, and language problems versus writing problems).

Finally, it presents the four-part framework for teaching writing skills, which includes the following: awareness raising, support, practice, and feedback. It outlines the four components and presents specific procedures and materials for each stage of the cycle. The framework takes into account four ideas: what is taught is not necessarily what is learned; recycling is essential for learning; learners need to be actively involved in the learning process; and the more individualized the teaching, the more effective it is. (SM)

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June 21st, 2009

About... Tarun Patel

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Tarun Patel (http://tarunpatel.net/blog/) is an ELT and Communication skills teacher, working with Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT - http://charusat.ac.in/). He has been dealing with the Language learning processes for last seven years. 'Technology in Teaching English' is his favorite domain and he has presented several research papers in national and international conferences on the same theme. He is the founder editor of ELTWeekly (http://eltweekly.com/), India's first weekly ELT eNewsletter which reaches in more than forty countries and benefits more than 1600d teachers of English and Communication Skills. Have a look at his personal blog http://tarunpatel.net/blog/.