ERIC_NO:
ED152082
TITLE:
A Notional Approach to Writing.
AUTHOR:
McKay, Sandra L.
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1978
ABSTRACT:
This paper exemplifies and presents the rationale for notional writing materials which are currently being developed for use with advanced level
ESL students. The basic assumption of these materials is that effective
writing demands a clear sense of why something is being written, and for
whom it is being written. The materials are organized according to the
language functions that typically occur within academic papers, such as:
focusing, substantiating, recommending and predicting. Within each function,
students are presented with a variety of voices and audiences. The main
advantage of this approach is that it provides the teacher and the students
with a framework in which to judge whether or not the writing is effective
in terms of a specific purpose, and appropriate in terms of a specific
situation. (Author)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Communicative Competence (Languages); English (Second Language); Language Instruction; Language Usage; Writing (Composition);
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Instructional Materials; Language Skills; Pragmatics; Second Language Learning; Writing Skills;
IDENTIFIERS:
*Notional Writing Materials
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
150