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Acknowledgment

IammostlygratefultomytutorMsMaLanwithoutwhosesupportthisprojectwouldnotimplemented.Hereffectiveguidanceresearchenabledmetoimplementtheworksmoothly.Herinsightfulcommentsonthestudyhavebeenbothencouragingandhelpful.Herconstanthelpandcarehavealwaysinspiredmetolearnmore.

IamalsogratefultomycolleaguesWeiWeiandZhaoLifortheirtimespentonbrainstormingandpaneldiscussionswithme.

Noamountofthankswillbeadequateformystudentswithoutwhosewillingparticipationintheprojectimplementationitwouldhaveremainedonpaper.

Lastbutnotleast,bigthanksgotomyhusbandandmyfamilywhohavesharedwithmemyworries,frustrations,andhopefullymyultimatehappinessineventuallyfinishingthisproject.

Abstract

WritinginEnglishisoneofthemostimportantcontentsandrequirementsofmiddleEnglishteaching.ThepresentstudypresentsadetailedreportofaprojectimplementedtosolvetheproblemthatmostofmystudentsdonotlikedoingthewritingpracticeIassignthemtodoafterclass.Itishypothesizedthatlearners’interestinwritingpracticeafterclasswillbegreatlyincreasedbyabetterorganizationandteachingmethods.Thishypothesisisverifiedbyafour-weekpracticeofclassroomteachingwiththespeciallydesignedwritingexerciseactivities.

Thenhowcanwemakeourstudentswritecorrectly,We’dbettertryourbesttoimproveourstudentwritinglevelbymakingsentences,discussion,writinginterestingstories,makingdiaries,andweshouldusesometechniques,publishingthestudentcompositionstodealwiththeerrorsinstudentcompositions.Inaword,it’sveryimportantandnecessaryforusteachersofEnglishtoimproveourstudentswritinglevel.

MainHeadingsoftheProjectReport

1.Introduction

2.Problemanalysis

2.1Problem

2.1.1Analyticalmethods

2.1.2Causeanalysis

2.2Possiblesolutions

3.Full-ScaledImplementationofthesolution

3.1Makeupgroups

3.2Providematerials

3.3Askthemtoperform

3.4Checktheirwritework

3.5Reducetheirpressure

4.WritingPracticeDesign

5.DateAnalysis

6.ProblemsUnsolved

7.Assessment

8.Conclusion

References:

AppendixAThequestionnaireforproblemanalysis

AppendixBWriteworkexercisesdesignedbytheteacher

AppendixCPlaysdesignedbythestudentsafterclass

1.Introduction

Asamiddleschoolteacher,it’sverynecessarytogiveguidanceonthestudents’writingandit’squiteimportantforthestudentstopracticewritingmore.StudentshavetofacemanydifferentsituationsinwhichtheyshouldwriteinEnglish.

Ihavebeenteachingthestudentswhoareinthetheirthirdyearofamiddleschool.InmyteachingIhavefoundtherearesomeproblems.NowI‘llfinishmystudyinHamiTVUniversity.IhopeIcansolvetheproblemsthathavetroubledmeforsometimethroughtheactionresearchsothatIcanapplymyknowledgeandtheoryintopractice,whichIlearnedfromHamiTVUniversity.

2.Problemanalysis

ThispartofmystudywasconductedduringMay5,2013-May15,2013.

2.1Problem

TheproblemIhaveinmyteachingisthatmostofthestudentsdonotlikedoingthewritingpracticeIassignedthemtodoafterclass.

Inmyteaching,theproblemidentifiedwasactuallyaseriousproblem.Ithinktherearethreemainreasonsthataccountedforstudents’reluctancetodothewritingassignmentsafterclass.

Firstly,somestudentsdonotfeelinterestedinpracticingwritingworkafterclass,Theydidn‘twanttodoit.

Secondly,Theirvocabularyistoolimited.Therearetoomanygrammarerrorsintheircomposition.

Thirdly,Manystudents'Englishwritinglevelcannotbeimproved,duetotheirlackofconfidence.

TheProblemhadbeentroublingmeforalongtimeandnowIwasdeterminedtofindasolutiontotheproblem.Inmystudy,Iusedformethodsofanalysis.

2.1.1Analysismethod

Thoughcarefulanalysis,Iwasledtoalotofquestions:

forexample,Ifoundamajorityofmystudentsdonotlikedoingthisassignments,andIwanttoknowwhyitshouldbethecase,and4whethertheythoughtitimportantandnecessarytopracticewritinginEnglishornot?

Iftheythoughtitimportantandnecessary,theproblemwasactuallycausedbymyself,notbymystudents.ProbablythewritingtaskIassignedmystudentstodowaspoorlyorganized.

2.1.2Causeanalysis

Inthissituation,Iaskedmyselfmanyquestionsandtriedtoprovidesomeanswersforthem.WhydidmostofmystudentsnotdowritingtaskIassignedthemtodoafterclass?

Inordertoknowmoreaboutthisissue,Iassignedacauseexplorationprocedurelikethis:

QuestionsandAnswers

1IsitbecausetheydonotlikewritingEnglish?

Maybe.

2Isittheyarenotmotivative?

Possibleyes.

3Isitbecausetheydoliketodopractisewritingtasksalone?

Maybe.

4Isitbevausetheydonotthinkwritingtasksareimportantandnecessary?

Maybe.

5IsitbecauseIenablestudentstopassexamsthatdemandwritingskills?

Yes.

6Isitbecausethewritingtaskarepoorlydesigned?

Maybe.

7Isitbecausemyinstructionarenotclear？

Maybe.

8Isitbecausetheyhavelotsofotherthingstodo?

Yes.

9Isitbecausetheyhavesomedifficultiesunsolvedbythemselves?

Yes.

10IsitbecauseIestimatemystudentstoohigh?

Yes.

2.2Possiblesolutions

Nowadays,Englishwritingbecomesmoreandmoreimportantinthemiddleschool."Interestisthebestteacher"Americanwell-knownscientistEinsteinsaid.Asweallknow,everystudentiscuriousaboutwhattheywilllearnandwanttolearnwellatthebeginning.Butsomestudentswillshownointerestandevengiveuplearningafteratime.SoinEnglishwritingteaching,whatteachersshoulddofirstishowtheycanmakestudentsinterestedinEnglishwritingallthetime.Withthesereasonsinmind,Ihavecorrespondinglyprovidedsomepossiblesolutionswhichareasfollows.

2.2.1Teachersshouldtrytheirbesttoarousestudentsinterestandhelpthembuildupself-confidence..Forexample,Towriteane-mailtoyoure-pal.

2.2.2Methodsofimprovingstudents’Englishwritingability

2.2.3Centeringonthetexttoimprovewriting

2.2.4Practicewritingmore:

KeepadiaryinEnglish;Begivengoodexamples.

3.Full-ScaledImplementationofthesolution

ThispartofmystudywasconductedduringMay18,2013-Jun20,2013.

3.1Makeupgroups

　Throughtheinvestigations,Ifoundthereweretwomainproblemsforthemtodowritingpracticebythemselves.OnewasthefamilymembersofmoststudentsdidnotknoworhardlyknewEnglish.Theotherwasthattheycouldnotexchangetheirideaswithothers.Throughanalysis,IthoughtthatIshouldcreatechancesforthemtocommunicatewitheachotherinEnglish.SoIdecidedtogroupthemsothattheywillhelpandlearnfromeachother.

Inmyclassthereare45students,soIdividedtheminto9groups.WhenIdidthework,Ifollowedthreeprinciples.

3.1.1Membersofeachgrouplivedinthesamearea.Theycouldexchangetheirideasanywhereandanytime.　　

3.1.2EachgroupwascomposedofthestudentsofdifferentEnglishlevelssothatgoodstudentscouldhelpthosewhohadleggedbehind.

3.1.3Eachgroupwasmadeupofthestudentswhocomefromdifferentfamiliesandhaddifferentlifeexperiencesothattheymighthavedifferentideaswhichmightbeusefulduringtheirwritingpractice.　　

3.2Providematerials　　

Inordertohelpthestudentsdothetaskbetter,Iprovidedthemwithalotofmaterials.Moreover,Ialsoespeciallyselectedthosematerialsthatwereclosetoreallifeandcouldinterestthestudents.Withsuchhelp,theycouldbemoreconfidentthanbefore.　　

3.3Askthemtoperform

Icreatedchancesforthestudentstoreadgoodcomposition.Mostofthemarewillingtoshowtheirabilitiesbeforeothers.Andmostofthemhopetobepraisedandencouragedbytheteacherandotherstudents.Theylookedveryexcitedandanxioustoread.Morestudentswereveryhappyandearnesttopracticeafterclass.

Aswesay“Practicemakesperfect.”Ifwewanttoimprovethestudents’ability,wehavetorequirethemtopracticewritingstepbystep.Inordertorealizetheaim,Itakethefollowingsteps:

A:

KeepadiaryinEnglishB:

ProvidegoodexamplesC:

Writeinlimitedtime

3.4Checktheirwritework

Idecidedtochecktheirwritingworkbecausemanystudentswouldusuallydobetterunderthesupervisionoftheirteachersorparents.Assignatopic,andaskthestudentstowriteonit,atthesametimetheteacherhadbetterwriteonit.Afterthestudentscompletethewriting,theteachercanchooseagoodwritingofthestudentstoreadtotheclass,orreadtheteacher’sownwritingtotheclass.Isometimesreadthesampletotheclass.Afterhavingreading,pointoutthemeritsandguidethemfindtheirweakpoints.Thisnotonlycanhelpthestudentstomaketheirwritingbetterintime,butalsohelpthepoorstudentstoknowhowtowritethekindofarticle.

3.5Reducetheirpressure　

Iadoptedtwoeffectivemeasurestoreducetheirpressure.　　

Onewastogivethemlesswrittenhomeworkandhelpedthemtrytodowritepracticeinclass.Theotherwastogivethemlongertimesothattheywouldhaveenoughtimetocollectinformationforthetopicandfinishthetask.

4.WritingPracticeDesign

Myhypothesisisthatlearners’interestinwritingpracticeafterclassisIncreasedbybetterorganizedactivities.Moreover,mynewassignmentactivitiesshouldhavearealinformationvaluesothatstudentshavearealpurposetocommunicate.Ihavedesignedfouractivitiestobetriedoutinfourweeks.Andtheseactivitiesarereportedasfollows.

Week1Activity1Towriteane-mailtoyoure-pal.

ThisactivityisbasedasinmiddleEnglishforChina,Book1B,Unit7,Lesson25.