A Paragraph-First Approach to the Teaching of Academic Writing

Autor/in	Gugin, David
Titel	A Paragraph-First Approach to the Teaching of Academic Writing
Quelle	In: English Teaching Forum, 52 (2014) 3, S.24-29 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-663X
Schlagwörter	Writing Instruction; Academic Discourse; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Essays; Writing Strategies; Teaching Methods; Grammar; Course Descriptions; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Language Teachers; Guam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibunterricht; Discourse; Diskurs; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schreibtechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Grammatik; Kursstrukturplan; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht
Abstract	The teaching of writing, and the teaching of developmental and ESL/EFL writing in particular, has historically given priority to the sentence, often in theory and almost always in practice. The writing approach modeled here simply argues that the paragraph should be given primacy of place in ESL/EFL academic writing instruction. The paragraph-based approach outlined in this article, an approach that relies on a conventional paragraph and essay structure, and that is intimately involved with the strategic implementation of the logical relationships appropriate to a particular mode of organization, has definite advantages in the ESL/EFL academic writing classroom. The challenge of this approach for the teacher is to ensure that students' ideas and content are not lost in an obsessive pursuit of the correct form. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10