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Breaking through English Writing Barriers 突破英文寫作困境 東海大學外文系 吳凱琳 English Writing Barriers Have you even found yourself Staring at the computer screen/paper for more than 10 minutes Writing for 5 minutes and then stopping for more than 5 minutes Having a lot of ideas but not knowing where to start Getting stuck in Chinese-English translation Getting lost in writing: no clear focus and organization English Writing Barriers in getting started: --the hardest part is the beginning --no idea expressing ideas in English --lack of vocabulary --direct translation from Chinese into English organizing ideas logically Causes of Writing Barriers Improper writing attitudes ? Writing is a “natural talent.” ? Writing is a skill that can be learned. ? Writing is a product. ? Writing is a process Lack of writing strategies Lack of input Writing Strategy 1: Prewriting Prewriting: Write before writing Listing Freewriting Clustering WH-Questions Prewriting technique: listing List as many words, phrases about the topic Don’t worry about spelling or grammar Write down whatever comes to mind Don’t stop to make correction Exercises: Work with a partner and make a list of writing difficulties you encounter no voc. no idea Translating from Chinese into English Get stuck Messy sentence structure Disorganized essay structure Boring writing topics Writing academic papers Prewriting technique: freewriting Free your mind Start writing whatever comes to mind Don’t stop to correct spelling or grammar Keep writing for at least 20 minutes Topic: benefit of aerobic exercise What are the benefit of taking aerobic class? My classmate take the class because she would like to lose weight. Another takes for health, physical health and fitness. 加強心肺功能 How can it strengthen the function of heart and lungs? I don’t know, but a lot of studies show this kind of effects. Prewriting technique: clustering Start with the topic in the center o