Writing Instruction That Makes a Difference to English Learners
Writing Instruction That Makes a Difference to English Learners
Author(s): Juan J. Araujo, Carol D. WickstromSubject(s): Library and Information Science, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: writing; professional development; teacher education; adolescents; english learners; pisanie; rozwój zawodowy; edukacja nauczycieli; młodzież; nauka języka angielskiego
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the actions of two high school English language arts teachers as they engage in writing instruction with adolescent English learners. Using a naturalistic, qualitative methodology we investigate the actions two high school English language arts teachers engage in to meet the needs of their students. Findings suggest that embracing the students’ resources, building on linguistic knowledge, taking time to choose the right books and activities, being explicit about writer’s workshop and accepting its frenetic pace because it meets the students’ needs, and using the act of writing as a thinking activity, were the actions that made a difference to promote student success.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum
- Issue Year: 24/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 75-94
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English