Indonesian JELT
Vol 2, No 2 (2006): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching Vol. 2 no. 2 October 2006

MISINTERPRETATIONS OF REAL NEEDS IN SL AND FL WRITING SITUATIONS: IS THERE A NEED TO RE-EVALUATE DIRECTIONS?

Jayakaran Mukundan (University Putra Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Oct 2006

Abstract

Teachers of English in Second language and foreign language situations who teach writing have had to face many challenges, some of which have come about from rapid changes in the teaching of writing in the developed nations. The dilemma that teachers face is a big one – whether to totally embrace the changes (which are advocated by these developed nations as being necessary to achieve better teaching and learning, or to adopt and adapt where necessary. This article provides the over-view of problems faced by writing teachers in SL/FL situations and provides some suggestions as to how teachers can deal with “paradigm shifts” as in the ones that have affected the field of writing. Keywords:   composing, compositions, culture, directions, discourse communities, learning style preferences, misinterpretations, revolution, paradigm shift, process, product, writing

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JELT

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching (IJELT) (pISSN: 0216-1281) is a peer-reviewed journal in which submitted articles will go through a blind review process. IJELT is published twice a year in May and in October every ...