WorksheetsWriting quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
According to the book Teaching by Principles, does the process of writing require an entirely different set of competencies and is fundamentally different from speaking?
True
False
What were writing teachers mostly concerned about a half a century ago?
Accuracy
The final product of writing.
The initial product of writing
Fluency
What is the name of the approach that, among other steps, focus on the process of writing that leads to the final written product?
(a)
According to the text, how shoud we think about writing?
Not as a way to transmit a message, but as a way to grow and cook a message.
As a way to transmit a message
To transmit a message and cook a message.
What does Kaplan's thesis say about different languages (ang cultures)?
They are hard to understand
They are hardly distinguished
They have different patterns of written discourse
All of the above
According to whom, a theory of contrastive rhetoric is influenced by more than first language patterns?
Silva, 1993
Connor, 1996
According to Silva (1993), For what do writing teachers need to be equipped?
To take care of the lack of L2's lack of vocabulary.
To deal effectively with the sociocultural and linguistic differences of L2 students.
To teach students of second L2 in a more strict way.
In English for Academic Purposes (EAP), what are the ranges from-to for writing?
From medium-size paragraphs to entire paragraphs
From short phrases (as in fill-in--the-blank tests) to brief paragraphs (as in essay question exercises and tests)
None of the above
Which of the following isn't a feature of the contemporary writing classroom?
Stop, jote a note.
Focus on the process of writing in class.
Engage in the creation of a contextualized piece of communication, a review.
Setting goals, generating ideas, organizing information, selecting appropiate language, making a draft, reading and reviewing it, revising and editing. What are they in the process of writing?
Steps
Goals
Activities
Interviews, observation, audio and video, recording and paking protocls as writers 'think aloud' during composing, are good examples of:
Writing process
Writing steps
Research methods
What activities characterize the writing process?
(a)
What's the primary aim of the process approach in writing?
To build student's writing skills by focusing on the final result.
To help students to gain greater control over the cognitive strategies involved in composing.
Both are correct
What of the following is not an implication of a process approach?
Helping students to generate ideas
Revising and Producing
Providing practice in planning
Which of the following is an implication of a text-based approach to writing?
Supporting students with technology
Encouraging students in revision strategies
Helping students to identify their writing needs.
