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International Writing
Aims
To harness the technology
on the Internet in order to give students an opportunity
to:
- communicate with
their peers globally.
- practise and improve
their writing skills
- encourage
intercultural understanding
- evaluate work
published on the Internet
- give constructive
feedback
- make international
contacts and friends.
- speak or
"chat" to their peers globally
(depending on resources available)
Introduction
The International Writing
course is aimed at people with intermediate to advanced
writing skills wishing to use and improve their language
skills while making international contacts and learning
more about about other cultures. Students have the
opportunity to study English writing together with
students from other parts of the world. You will see how
students from various countries write about the same
topics, and how they respond to your writing. Courses will be organised for
schools, universities, private companies or groups of
individuals. Pricing depends on:
- Whether the customer
is a non-profit organisation, a company, or an
individual.
- The number of
students in the class.
- The length of the
course.
- The amount of editing
or tutoring required.
How does it work?
The International Writing
course is a continuous exchange, divided into rounds
lasting for four weeks. Classes must commit themselves
for at least one full round.
- Week One: Write a
letter of introduction and send it to the
international group of students. Tell something
about e.g. yourself, your hopes and dreams, your
family, your hobbies and your studies. If you
have already decidd which topic you will write
about, then tell this too.
- Week Two: Write a
short article about the topic of your choice. You
send your article to the international group of
students. Ruth's Resources may help you with your
writing.
- Week Three: Within a
week you'll find several articles about the same
topic on the IW article page. After reading those
articles, you write comments and send them to the
international group of students. Other students
may send comments about your article. They may
not understand your idea or they may disagree
with your point of view.
- Week Four: You will
have the opportunity to discuss the articles and
comments during a "real-time
conference" with students who are working on
your topic. After reading the students' articles
and comments and participating in the discussion,
you can think about which articles you liked and
what makes writing effective. Then perhaps you
can improve your own rhetorical style.
Registration
Language schools,
companies and teachers with classes should contact Ruth Vilmi directly, by email, to discuss terms.
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