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Tag Archives: second language writing
Making Discussion Boards More Engaging
Betsy Gilliland
With the world’s education systems shifting to online instruction as the COVID-19 pandemic continues into a new academic year, teachers need to think carefully about how we can maintain the interactive features we value in face-to-face classes without endangering our … Continue reading
Activities for Teaching Writing to Young Learners
Betsy Gilliland
When we learn a new language, writing is often the last skill we focus on. Listening and speaking take priority, and reading can be integrated into textbook exercises as we learn grammar, for example. Writing may be neglected because of … Continue reading
Finding Audiences Beyond the Classroom
Betsy Gilliland
Why do we write? For my dissertation, I spent a year observing high school English language classes and talking with the students and teachers about writing. One thing that struck me in these interviews was how rarely the students saw … Continue reading
Networking for English Language Teachers and Researchers
Betsy Gilliland
What is networking? Networking is commonly defined as an act of making connections with other people, usually toward some kind of personal or professional purposes. Google’s Ngram Viewer shows the word as being almost unheard of until the 1970s and … Continue reading
Teaching Writing Online
Betsy Gilliland
Events of the past month have led to a dramatic change in how we teach our classes. Most college and university programs in North America and elsewhere in the world have suddenly shifted instruction to online formats, with teachers asked … Continue reading
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Tagged as online activities, online education, peer response, second language writing, teaching writing
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Writing-Focused Sessions at TESOL 2020
Betsy Gilliland
March means it’s almost time for the annual TESOL Convention, which this year will take place in vibrant Denver, Colorado. If you are attending the Convention, you have myriad opportunities to participate in workshops and listen to speakers talking about … Continue reading
Developing Reflective Writing With L2 Learners
Betsy Gilliland
As we enter a new year, many people look back over the previous year and set goals for the coming one. This process is called reflection and is a deeply human trait—but how we express our thoughts may be different … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, English language teaching, second language writing, teaching writing
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Professional Written Communication: Positioning Yourself for Maximum Effect
Betsy Gilliland
This blog post is a guest post by Gerriet Janssen, associate professor at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Last year, when I was a Fulbright Scholar in Chile, I visited Colombia and facilitated several workshops on academic writing for … Continue reading