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Teaching Workplace Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Much of our discussions of writing instruction revolves around academic writing and preparing students for their future studies, from high school to university to graduate school. But few of our students plan to become professors, so it’s important for writing … Continue reading
7 Projects to Help Students Write for Audiences Beyond the Classroom
Elena Shvidko
Most assignments we assign in a writing class are created for the sole reader—the teacher. However, there is no reason students should write only for their teacher. Sharing their ideas with a broader audience can increase student motivation, encourage them … Continue reading
Analyzing Rhetorical Situations: Maps, Travel Guides, Bus Schedules…
Elena Shvidko
Today I’d like to share a simple activity that can help students better understand the concept of genre as well as the other components of rhetorical situation (e.g., purpose, audience, tone, and medium). This activity requires minimum preparation, and the … Continue reading
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Audience Awareness: An Interactive Group Activity
Elena Shvidko
This is yet another interactive activity that may help learners better understand the concept of audience (readers), the importance of the writer’s background knowledge about their audience, as well as the importance of writer-reader relationships. For this activity, you will need … Continue reading
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Demystifying Audience and Genre: A Classroom Activity
Elena Shvidko
The concepts of audience and genre tend to be challenging for second language writers. Even when students seem to understand them theoretically, they struggle applying their knowledge to practice. We can help them demystify these concepts through simple classroom activities. … Continue reading
Teaching About Audience Through Public Service Announcements
Elena Shvidko
As I mentioned in some of my previous posts, the concept of audience is not always easy to comprehend for second language writers. And even when students seem to have an idea what this term means conceptually, they may still … Continue reading