tailieunhanh - Support Materials and Exercises for WRITING LETTERS

Initially, almost all of the teachers reported feeling overwhelmed by the number of non-native errors in their students’ writing and by not knowing where to begin in providing their feedback. Over time a few teachers found it helpful to focus on a few major issues, and the tutoring journals reflect their decision-making process about what to work on with their students and how much time to spend. Because they received training in the methods course about how to identify two or three significant problems to address in their students’ writing per session, these entries are useful as indicators of the pre-service teachers’ integration of course knowledge with. | ACADEMIC STUDIES ENGLISH Support Materials and Exercises for WRITING LETTERS WINTER 1999 WRITING LETTERS ACADEMIC ENGLISH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following persons have contributed to the development of this learning material Content and Structure Curriculum Developer s Leslie Childs .English Curriculum Content Expert New Brunswick Community Project Supervision Co-ordination Angela Acott-Smith Kay Curtis Project Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock Literacy Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock This document is available full-text on the World Wide Web thanks to the National Adult Literacy Database. http CLR search The financial support for this learning materials project was provided by the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada. Winter 1999 This support module may be used with BAU-ENG Letters and IAU-ENG Writing Letters. BAU-ENG LETTERS OBJECTIVE Upon successful completion of this unit the learner will be able to 1. compose a friendly informal letter. 2. prepare a letter for mailing. TEACHING POINTS Level Format 1 salutation body closing 5 6 2 correct punctuation of parts of the friendly informal letter 5 6 Mailing 3 fold letter correctly 5 6 4 correct format for address 5 6 5 correct postal codes . NB ON SK 5 6 6 correct format and placement of postal codes 5 6 7 size of envelope 5 6 8 return address 5 6 Uses 9 to correspond with friend 5 6 10 letter to the teacher 5 6 11 letter to Dear Abby 5 6 12 informal invitation letter of regret letter of condolence 5 6 Learners should be encouraged to write real letters wherever possible in this module. In addition learners may take over the responsibility of writing letters associated with the day to day activities of the class . inviting and thanking speakers thanking donors .