Exploring the Prospective Teachers’ Views about Writing Topic Selection and Their Writing Skills

Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes about Writing and Learning To Teach Writing: Implications for Teacher Educators

the effect of pushed output collaborative tasks on the writing skills of efl learners

there is less published research about how teachers in efl contexts respond to students who are relatively less mature and less competent l2 writers. while writing researchers have examined various issues concerning peer and teacher response in writing-oriented classes, little research has centered on the effect of collaborative tasks particularly dictogloss on writing skills. output collaborat...

The Effect of Creative Drama Method on Pre-service Classroom Teachers’ Writing Skills and Attitudes towards Writing

The aim of the study is to explore the effect of the creative drama method on pre-service classroom teachers’ writing skills and attitudes towards writing. Additionally, the views of the pre-service teachers concerning the creative drama method were also investigated in the study. The participants of the study were 24 pre-service teachers studying at Karadeniz Technical University Fatih Faculty...

Exploring Grammar in Writing

Given the similarities in cover, layout and design, Exploring Grammar in Writing seems to be intended as a sister publication to Exploring Grammar in Context (Carter, Hughes and McCarthy, 2000). Both are pitched at a broadly defined upper-intermediate to advanced level [1]. Both provide equally rich sources for dip-in supplementary materials. In addition, where the latter goes from Grammar to C...

The Importance of Teachers Writing on TESOL*

In this article, I examine the potential roles of reflective writing in ESOL teachers' learning and professional renewal. I demonstrate its importance with insights from aspects of a study on the accounts ESOL teachers construct when they do write about teaching.