The process movement is originally a reform effort in improving teaching composition to native English speaking students. It advocates an approach to composition teaching that emphasizes students' writing process ...The process movement is originally a reform effort in improving teaching composition to native English speaking students. It advocates an approach to composition teaching that emphasizes students' writing process rather than the product. Assuming that the ESL/EFL writing process is similar to that of the first language, early ESL process enthusiasts borrowed methods and techniques from the English composition class to be used in an ESL writing class that allow students ample time and freedom to write in the real sense. The process-oriented approach has also initiated a research effort in investigating the nature of ESL writing. Though still remaining the mainstream approach to ESL writing, the process approach does not provide solutions to all the issues in developing students' writing competence. However a systematic study of the process approach can throw light on our understanding of writing and help us seek a better and more balanced approach to teaching writing.展开更多
文摘The process movement is originally a reform effort in improving teaching composition to native English speaking students. It advocates an approach to composition teaching that emphasizes students' writing process rather than the product. Assuming that the ESL/EFL writing process is similar to that of the first language, early ESL process enthusiasts borrowed methods and techniques from the English composition class to be used in an ESL writing class that allow students ample time and freedom to write in the real sense. The process-oriented approach has also initiated a research effort in investigating the nature of ESL writing. Though still remaining the mainstream approach to ESL writing, the process approach does not provide solutions to all the issues in developing students' writing competence. However a systematic study of the process approach can throw light on our understanding of writing and help us seek a better and more balanced approach to teaching writing.
