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Description
In this workshop, participants will learn about using writing activities to drive a learner’s engagement with the writing skill. The purpose of these activities is not to address writing accuracy or correctness. Rather, it is to build learners’ affinity for the writing process so that they may view writing as a meaningful tool for communication and expression, and not simply a chore for academic tasks. By building this affinity, a learner may also increase their enjoyment and passion with this skill, which may in turn lead to favorable outcomes with writing development over-all. This workshop will focus on two activities: Dialogue journaling and freewriting.
Biography
Antonio is a PhD in Education with a concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of other languages. His area of research focused on adults who achieved native like accents in a foreign language despite beginning after the critical period. He has instructed English as a second language (ESL) for 7 years and has worked in education for 11 years. Antonio has instructed ESL at University of Central Florida in the United States, and he has instructed in many volunteer projects including refugee resettlement agencies in the U.S.A, and non-government organizations in Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town. Currently, Antonio is a fellow at Hanoi University of Science and Technology where he instructs first and second year university students in American studies, research methods and IELTS skills.
