Process Writing Framework as a Pedagogic Tool in the Context of ESL/EFL
S Thiruvenkataswami
Professor and Head, Department of English, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, India
Keywords: ESL, EFL, Process Writing Framework
Abstract
This paper attempts to make a case for using a ‘Process Writing Framework’ (PWF) as an effective way to teach writing skills in the context of ESL. A lot of research in the past has shown us the efficacy of ‘rewriting’ as an inevitable activity to improve or even complete writing. There have been myriad ways in which writers have been ‘rewriting’ or writing ‘revised drafts’. The present study proposes a Process Writing Framework (PWF) that will not only be useful to refine a particular text but also serve as an effective pedagogic tool for teaching writing skills in English Language. The PWF can be used for improving one’s writing’ by the learners on their own at any time. PWF, which remains as an external tool in the classroom, gradually becomes an internalized ‘skill set’ that helps produce better ‘writing’.
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