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Lan, Yu-Ju; Lyu, Bo-Ning; Chin, Chee Kuen – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This study aimed at enhancing the Mandarin essay writing by learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) in Singapore by using authentic contexts in Second Life (SL). The participants were students in two classes of eighth graders from a junior high school in Singapore, and the study lasted for 5 weeks. A quasiexperimental design was adopted by…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Essays, Grade 8
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Chong, Ivan – English Teaching Forum, 2017
In writing instruction, teachers often struggle with developing engaging and interactive activities given constraints such as large classes and packed teaching schedules. A purposeful and appealing pre-task can energize the writing process and set the context for the subsequent writing task. With this purpose in mind, the author designed the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Photography, Diaries