包头师范学院计算机辅助教学语言课件Unit9 Using Technology to Teach Writing Skills.ppt

Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Session 9 Using Technology to Teach Writing Skills The Role of Writing in SLA 1. It has long been recognized that reading and writing are integrally linked and in fact share many of the same cognitive and social processes. 2. The four different roles of writing in SLA Approaches to Teaching Writing - Form-focused Approach - Process-focused Approach - Content-based Approach - Reader/audience-dominated Approach Form-focused Approach Form-focused instruction includes two types: grammar-based instruction discourse structure-based instruction. Grammar-based instruction Website Examples: -? ESL Blues (Quizzes) http://ww2.collegeem.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/trouindx.htm -? Guide to Grammar and Writing /grammar/ -? Purdue Universitys OWL (Online Writing Lab): /owl/ ?? a) Grammar/Writing Resources, Handouts and Exercises for ESL Students ?? b) Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Discourse structure-based instruction Website Examples: Writing Den /writ_den/ (The site is designed to assist students to write creatively. Online examples assist students in their abilities to write sentences, paragraphs, and even essays) -? Purdue Universitys OWL (Online Writing Lab): a) General Writing Concerns (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres) Discourse structure-based instruction b) Professional Writing Handouts and Resources -? The University of Victoria Writers Guide http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/StartHere.html -? University of Richmond Writers Web? /writing/wweb.html#structure -? University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Writers Workshop: Tips and Techniques /workshop/ Process-focused Approach Butler-Pascoe and Wiburg (2003) made a list showing how technology supports different stages of the writing process: Content-based Approach ?Examples: - Websites of world news agencies and magazines: CNN News, BBC News, World Headlines, World Press Revi