摘要
In an EFL class, writing for a real audience can bring aboutmany inherent educational benefits. However, this is often ne-glected by many language teachers. This paper reports on the re-sults obtained from using a writing for a real audience project inan Intensive Reading course for non-English majors. Students inthis project wrote letters to their partners in the target languageand shared information with each other. The author found thatthe process of writing for a real audience can not only help stu-dents practice using the target language but also can encouragethem to overcome writing apprehension.
In an EFL class, writing for a real audience can bring about many inherent educational benefits. However, this is often ne- glected by many language teachers. This paper reports on the re- sults obtained from using a writing for a real audience project in an Intensive Reading course for non-English majors. Students in this project wrote letters to their partners in the target language and shared information with each other. The author found that the process of writing for a real audience can not only help stu- dents practice using the target language but also can encourage them to overcome writing apprehension.
