Stimulating Writing through Project-Based Tasks

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track

As students often see writing in any language as a challenging task, it can be hard to encourage motivation to practice writing in the language-learning classroom. This article offers project-based tasks as a way to motivate students with relevant and interesting topics. The author discusses the principles of project work and explains the process approach to composition, followed by detailed lesson plans for writing a problem/solution essay and the expected outcomes of this project.

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Kedir Assefa Tessema

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Teachers Writing Teacher Training Critical Thinking Motivation Project
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 showing a race track

English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4

This issue has articles on communicative language teaching, project work, team teaching, interactive grammar, creative writing techniques, and a feature article on a popular American sport.