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The Writing Development Pack

Choose from this month’s selection of articles and extracts. Click on the title to download the article and specially written tasks. The suggested answers are in one PDF file at the bottom of the page in the training notes link. When the files have downloaded they should appear on your screen - if not, look on your desktop. If you have any problems please contact us.

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Writing Part 1 - Correcting written work

Essentials of English Language Teaching by Julian Edge. Pearson Education Ltd (1993)

Writing Part 2 - Approaches to student writing

The Practice of English Language Teaching. 3rd edition by Jeremy Harmer. Pearson Education Ltd (2001)

Writing Part 3 - Process writing

Process Writing by Ron White and Valerie Arndt. Pearson Education Ltd (1991)

Writing Part 4 - Creative writing in the EFL classroom

Creative writing in the EFL classroom by Nancy Gaffiled-Vile. Modern English Teacher 7/3 (1998)

Writing Part 5 - Keypals

Keypals from How to Use the Internet in ELT by Dede Teeler with Peta Gray. Pearson Education Ltd (2000)

Writing Part 6 - Penpals to keypals

Penpals to keypals by Hal Hennigan. Modern English Teacher 8/2 (1999)

Writing Part 7 - RU Tchng eEnglish 2?

RU Tchng eEnglish 2? By John Hughes. English Teaching Professional 20 (2001)

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Download these training notes to accompany the set tasks for each pack. If you don't agree with the suggested answers, come and tell us in our online discussions - go to The Forum to find out when the next one is!

For more information on these articles and extracts go to The Writing bibliography or the Journals and Magazines section on the Links page.