Article,
Genre pedagogy: Language, literacy and Ł2\ writing instruction
Journal of Second Language Writing, 16 (3): 148 - 164 (2007)Writing Scholars as Teacher Educators: Exploring Writing Teacher Education.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2007.07.005
Abstract
For teacher educators, genre-based pedagogies offer a valuable resource for assisting both pre- and in-service writing instructors to assist their students to produce effective and relevant texts. Instead of focusing on the process of composition, the content of texts, or the abstract prescriptions of disembodied grammars, genre pedagogies enable teachers to ground their courses in the texts that students will have to write in their target contexts, thereby supporting learners to participate effectively in the world outside the \ESL\ classroom. Genre theory and research thus give teacher educators a more central role in preparing individuals to teach second language writing and to confidently advise them on the development of curriculum materials and activities for writing classes. In this paper, I will briefly introduce the principles of genre-based language instruction and sketch some broad classroom models, looking at \ESP\ and \SFL\ approaches. I then explore what it means to implement genre teaching in more practical terms, setting out some key ways in which teachers can plan, sequence, support, and assess learning.
