Teaching Writing as designing meaning through texts

Questions to consider
What relationships do you see between the concept of multiliteracies and writing? What does it mean to write in the digital world in which we live and how might this affect writing in relation to FL teaching?
Can you think of the kinds of challenges writing might present to learners, especially in relation to multimodal patterns of meaning?
What challenges do you foresee in developing and implementing writing lessons in your FL classroom?

Overview

Key Concepts

• learning-to-write
• writing-to-learn
• transfer
• product-based approaches
• process-based approaches
• genre-based approaches
• feedback


References


This module includes:
• A short webinar
• A few core readings and a set of learning activities to consider before, during, and after reading
• A series of pedagogical applications
• A reflective teaching prompt which engages teachers to think back on their experience preparing and implementing a literacy-based lesson
• A few additional resources, which will include: 2-4 annotated references, including one that focuses on advanced instruction; 4-6 additional references for this who wish to dig deeper into the topic; links


Webinar

Webinar

Webinar

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Core Readings and Reflective Questions

Core Readings and Reflective Questions

Core Readings and Reflective Questions

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Pedagogical applications

Pedagogical applications

Pedagogical applications

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Reflective Teaching Journal Prompt

Reflective Teaching Journal Prompt

Reflective Teaching Journal Prompt

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Resources

Resources

Resources

* Further readings
* Useful links