Aloha, Beena,
Welcome to TESOL! If you haven't done so already, I recommend that you join the Second Language Writing Interest Section (one of TESOL's largest Communities of Practice), which has its own MyTESOL group and email list. We also have regularly scheduled webinars and other activities, all related to teaching writing.
You might also want to check out my posts on the TESOL Blog, as I write about teaching writing. Here's my latest post:
http://blog.tesol.org/new-year-writing-resolutions/ (click on my name at the top of the post to see a list of all my previous posts).
Finally, the TESOL Resource Center has a growing set of writing resources, so be sure to look at that (
one of my earlier blog posts reviews what was available as of 2019; there is more now!).
I'm glad you're interested in teaching writing.
Betsy
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Betsy Gilliland
Associate Professor
University of Hawai'i Manoa
Past Chair, TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section (chair, 2019-2020)
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-01-2021 10:18 PM
From: J Beena Koirala
Subject: How to create interest in writing skill
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from Nepal.
My secondary level students find the skill of writing challenging and most difficult. In a 40 minute class, I struggle to make everybody (around 40 students) interested in writing. What about your students? I have been supporting them with prompts, clues, and a framework for writing but I find it the most demanding as it requires a lot of time for planning and preparation. Do you also feel the same?
I would like to know if there are any other materials or resources to make writing skill fun, more interesting, and effective in the EFL classroom?
Thank you so much.
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J Beena Koirala
Gaindakot English School
Nepal
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