making the most of student journals (iatefl manchester 13th april 2015) sandy millin
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Making the most of
student journalsSandy Millin 13th April 2015
Available at: http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iatefl15
Twitter: @sandymillin [email protected]
What do I mean?
Weekly
Obligatory?
Other
homework?
15-20 minutes
Start of class
Fast finishers
Every lesson?
When?
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How?
Get notebook
Start in class
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What?
It was good and
challenging, but
sometimes it is hard
to make new topic
of writing.
What do I do?
Correction?
Assessment?
Content!
It’s more interesting than other
writing exercises, because it
implies a conversation
(between teacher and
student).
I honestly think that it really helped
me, because you corrected my
mistakes and I hope I won’t make
them again.
Make language problems
obvious. Sometimes I haven’t been aware of this good to
know so that I can work on it.
I know my weak point and
I will try to improve it.
But…
Reluctant writers
Personal
Time
Commitment
Well, I think that writing
a letter is good way to
express your feelings,
emotions and
handwriting.
I liked it very
much, but I was
too lazy to write
it(((
I need to
have a life!
Oh, yeah, journals, I
forgot about them!
Why?
In all my other classes I
barely wrote. That’s not
very good because it’s
one of my sticking points
in English and therefore it
was the perfect exercise
for me.
We tried to use the
vocabulary we learned
before so it was a good
way to practise.
It’s also interesting
because we wrote
about thing we
like.
It’s a way of
knowing each
other better
and practicing
my writing.
A piece of individual
teaching in a large
group!!
For the students
is good to write
about their
daily life.
It’s positive
to learn
about your
students.
As you see, I’ve
used different
ways of expressing my opinion
Then what?
Topic choice
Spellings
Grammar auctions
Gaps in vocabulary
Punctuation
Handwriting practice
Personalised homework
The journals are
a good way to
test student’s
writing.
You can
immediately
evaluate them for
their writing skill.
My experience
21st century?
Tell me more!
My blog: Writing journal with students
Adam Beale: Learner diaries
ELTchat: Getting the most out of student journals
ETprofessional Issue 83: Practice makes perfect
Self-expression as a bridge for creative writing
Dialogue journal writing in EFL education
Enhancing EFL learners’ writing skill via journal
writing
Making the most of
student journalsSandy Millin 13th April 2015
Available at: http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iatefl15
Twitter: @sandymillin [email protected]