My ESL students will soon begin a new university semester. I hope my ESL students learn much and find the writing experience to be an enjoyable one.
The plan is to improve composition skills by focusing on paragraph writing through paraphrasing,
ESL
Understanding Korean English Writing Problems
This is a short presentation for my ESL writing students. It will be used as part of my introduction to my English Composition class.
Understanding Korean English Writing a guide for ESL composition and English teachers
Six Writing Traits Model
The presentation starts with some research which talks about common writing problems experienced by
Quick Writing Ideas
ESL students and teachers sometimes need a quick, simple idea to start a writing project. Not a big essay. But a small prompt to get writing into action.
Here are three great ideas. I found them on a website. Here is the link. The site has lots of good writing ideas.
Writing Prompt 1. Visualization
Think about a place. Maybe your favorite room. Living, kitchen, bathroom, workshop. Describe the room in great detail. The size, shape, color. The things in the room. What’s on the wall? What’s under the bed? What does it smell like?
ESL Video Lesson: Howl
Here is an ESL video lesson that uses animation to build vocabulary and fluency skills. It’s a four-part ESL activity.
The video is called Howl. It was made by students who graduated from Bezalel academy of Art and Design in Israel.
Howl from Natalie Bettelheim on Vimeo.
Howl from Natalie Bettelheim on Vimeo.
1. Key Vocabulary
- shadow
- crawl
- chew