Watch the presentation here: Download PowerPoint here. Download handout here. What is the statement of purpose? College applications are generally very dry and impersonal representations of a person’s scholastic achievements and abilities. The personal statement is designed to breathe life into an otherwise lifeless and unoriginal college application. Basically, the statement of purpose is a [...]
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Download PowerPoint PDF here. Download PowerPoint Show (with audio) here. Format: Plenary Time: 20 minutes Title: “Technology and Second Language Writing: New Perspectives on Identity and Process” Target Students: Beginner to advanced, any age group With the advent of new technology and online resources for second language writers, educators not only must grapple with their own [...]
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Each summarizing workshop is about one hour. See below for details of each session. Download PowerPoint and handouts here. Session 1: Reading Strategies for Summarizing In this workshop, participants will explore various approaches to reading which enhance students’ skills in summarizing. The workshop will focus on basic pre- during- and post-reading strategies that improve overall [...]
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Posted in Teaching Writing on Jun 8th, 2010
Here is the last of three Philosophies of Teaching Writing I have chosen to share from my distance learning course for teachers of English in Russia. Well worth the read! After having studied in this on-line course I have changed my mind concerning the teaching EFL writing in the secondary schools of Russia. The instructor [...]
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Posted in Teaching Writing on May 6th, 2010
Here is another wonderful Philosophy of Teaching Writing by one of the participants of my distance learning course for teachers of English in Russia. Nowadays, when different means of communication are becoming more and more available to ever so great number of people, the art of writing is undergoing appreciable changes. On the one hand, [...]
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Posted in Teaching Writing on Apr 28th, 2010
This was written by a participant of mine in an online distance course, Teaching EFL Writing. It is one of three examples I will choose to share with the public as examples of quality teacher development and professional reflection. Irina Lebedeva is a teacher at Moscow State University and was relatively new to teaching writing [...]
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Attached below is a PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation I wrote to give English teachers an overview of the current guiding principles and approaches to teaching writing in the language classroom. I also touch on benefits of teaching writing and some of the difficulties faced by non-native English speaking teachers who teach writing. Download [...]
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Attached to this post is a copy of the article I co-wrote with English Language Fellow Anna Grigoryan for English Teaching Forum magazine. It was published in 2008. Forum website Link to issue containing article Link to download article in PDF
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Format: Workshop Time: 45 minutes Title: “Register, Face and Email: A Writing Lesson for the Electronic Generation” Target Students: Intermediate to advanced One of the most important skills our students learn is how to use language differently in different situations and with different people. Speeches are not like telephone conversations. Essays are not like newspaper [...]
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