Write the way you talk !(Why am I using Teashop Quesions?)
Friday, 19. May 2006, 17:53:01
» Write as you talk from Bruno Unna
Kathy Sierra, acute and accurate as she always is, writes about the importance of well-writing, through the attention to the way one talks. This reminds me of a guy selling a course to write books in a fast, very fast manner (at least that is his cl... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 6, 2005 5:07:24 PM
» Technical books need this from Paul Explains Nothing
Creating Passionate Users has an interesting post titled Conversational writing kicks formal writing's ass. Sounds about right to me. Yesterday I mentioned my initial thoughts about the book Agile Web Development with Rails. I stated simply that I like... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 6, 2005 5:19:46 PM
» How to write? from fuzzyLizard
Well, she has done it again. Another very interesting post, this time it is about how to write. More specifically, how to write a book in order to teach the reader. The article is entitled: Conversational writing kicks formal writings ass. If ... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 6, 2005 8:19:25 PM
» Yeah - What she said! from Mel Riffe, another voice...
Here's a tip: talk to your end-users like they were important and they'll like it! talk to them like they were children and they won't like it. Seems obvious, huh? Well, I guess not obvious enough. Came across this article that descibes what a colle [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 6, 2005 8:49:55 PM
» Conversational writing vs Formal writing from lifehack.org
Kathy Sierra looked into both formal and conversational style of writing and how does it affects ones learning and retaining the knowledge. She suggested books written in conversational style of writing are more likely to be retained and recalled. The... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 7:13:32 AM
» Your Writing Style from GBGames' Blog
Conversational Writing Kicks Formal Writing's Ass is another insightful post on Creating Passionate Users that say that formal writing, as nice and professional as it is, is less effective at teaching than conversational writing is. Conversational wr... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 11:11:32 AM
» Writing a wrong -or- the wrong way to write from Todays Blogger
For me, I find myself writing like I'm supposed to. It is a dry style and not very exciting. I also consider myself a grammar snob, although my grammar isn't the best. I guess I could lighten up a bit... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 2:23:37 PM
» Writing a wrong -or- the wrong way to write from Todays Blogger
For me, I find myself writing like I'm supposed to. It is a dry style and not very exciting. I also consider myself a grammar snob, although my grammar isn't the best. I guess I could lighten up a bit... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 2:42:49 PM
» Conversational Writing Rules! from Lifehacker
Kathy Sierra, of the great blog Creating Passionate Users, says it well when she says: If you want people to learn and remember what you write, say it conversationally. This isn't just for short informal blog entries and articles, either.... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 3:02:31 PM
» Writing good copy - the search marketer problem from Brian's Internet Business blog
Mike Grehan, in his Search Engine Book commented on how search engines were looking to create a figure like a little old lady librarian, who could tell exactly what you needed most, with the least amount of information you told... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 3:30:03 PM
» Writing good copy - the search marketer problem from Brian's Internet Business blog
Mike Grehan, in his Search Engine Book commented on how search engines were looking to create a figure like a little old lady librarian, who could tell exactly what you needed most, with the least amount of information you told... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 7, 2005 3:31:44 PM
» I know too many people who talk like they write from Strong Copy Builds Brands
All the way back to the days of "Plain Talk" car insurance policies (a concept devised at Sentry Insurance by my favorite ex-husband, Mike Dry), this thing of good voice in writing, particularly business or ad writing, has been proven... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 12, 2005 2:16:03 PM
» I know too many people who talk like they write from Strong Copy Builds Brands
All the way back to the days of "Plain Talk" car insurance policies (a concept devised at Sentry Insurance by my favorite ex-husband, Mike Dry), this thing of good voice in writing, particularly business or ad writing, has been proven... [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 12, 2005 2:17:40 PM
» Author Tip: Conversational Writing from The Average Joe: A Book Publisher Blog
Take a few minutes to read a wonderful authoring tip on Kathy Sierra’s blog. For better or worse, I’ve been in this business long enough to remember when a stiff, formal style was the only way to write a computer [Read More]
Tracked on Sep 17, 2005 8:44:39 PM
» Ecrire comme on parle, c'est mieux! from le blog de davidtouvet.com
Kathy Sierra en est en tout cas persuadée dans son article "Conversational writing kicks formal writing's ass" (via "Conseils pour écrire sur le web"). Quelques morceaux choisis à garder sous la main: Unless the book is a reference book, wher... [Read More]
Tracked on Nov 24, 2005 6:02:13 AM
» Conversational Writing is Better than Formal Writing from Will at Work Learning
Research has shown that a conversational writing style is generally more effective at producing learning results than more formal writing. See a blog blurb by Kathy Sierra to learn more. She did a nice job of writing a review of [Read More]
Tracked on Dec 1, 2005 2:31:43 PM
» Conversational Writing from Dorai's Techlog
Here is a nice post on why Conversational writing kicks Formal Writings As. It makes sense. So why dont I do it? I never really thought much about my writing style. I think my writing style was heavily influenced by what I read which is... [Read More]
Tracked on Jan 9, 2006 7:50:22 AM
» A stylistic change from pleinasme
Reviewing my posts thus far I find I'm running afoul favorite pair of writing difficulties: It's too long, son! What do you need all those words for anyway? This weekend's Buffy entry really drove the problem home. That is, the fifty times I've looked... [Read More]
more我的看法:
寫作教學中的口語化問題:
我在教學過程一直采用的Teashop questions其中有很多東西是我自己一直在摸索的,但是有一點是肯定的,就是口語和寫作的關系,學生的口語表達習慣直接影響著學生的寫作,很多英語教師會說如果學生寫的作文太口語化了怎麽辦?根據上文我引用的外國作者的意見,寫作口語化並不一定是壞事情,最起碼在短期看來學生如果能夠把口語中要表達的意思用正確的語言表達出來,要比學生拿起筆來發愁要好的多,所以萬建議,在寫作課堂中一定要安排說的環節,如果可以的化可以采用我的Teashop 形式,然後讓學生去說出來,然後再去寫,這個過程非常重要。
有人擔心說“寫作”的書面語言,萬一學生養成了壞習慣怎麽辦?好問題!但是作爲老師應該允許學生犯錯誤,但是首先得讓學生去自由表達自己,然後您如果發現學生有那些問題是共同得,你可以在課堂裏說出來,這個環節也很重要,就是反饋得過程,也和牛吃草一樣,要有個反刍得過程,可以認真操作這個環節,定有收獲。
任何語言中寫作能力得培養都是最困難得,英語如此,漢語也是一樣,通過口語的訓練和練習加強學生寫作的動力和有話可以寫,是個可以嘗試的方法。
歡迎大家留下您的評論,我也會把我的學生的寫作範例發上來的
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