180 HOUR COURSE

UNIT 9 – Top Tips for Writing Lessons

• Integrate writing into other skills and activities during a lesson – you can easily include
speaking, listening and reading practice into a lesson that has a focus on writing.
• Focus on the writing skills that your students need to know and provide models for your
students to follow.
• Don’t expect your students to have the same ability of written English as they do of
spoken English, even at more advanced levels.
• Allow your students to work together collaboratively in writing tasks – it can take away a
lot of the fear of writing.
• Encourage students to review their writing. Teach them to consider questions such as
“have I really answered the question here?”, “does it follow a clear and logical structure?”,
“is the tone appropriate for the audience and purpose?”.
• Encourage students to proofread their work for errors and mistakes. Teach them
techniques such as reviewing for specific points, e.g. verb-noun agreement, or reading
each line backwards to concentrate on each word.
• Consider carefully how you correct and feedback on written work – you need to
encourage your students rather than make them feel they have a mountain to climb.
• Develop your own code for noting down corrections on students’ work. It will save you a
lot of time!

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