writing as a language learning tool

At the end of the week or at the end of a course, writing can be a very good way to revise, deepen and clarify any language.

Here are a few activities which can be done either alone or with classmates.

1: Take vocab from the week and look them up in a good dictionary: suggestion - Translation from English into German | PONS Then simply copy a sentence that makes sense for you and which will help you to remember how to use it.

And work on the pronunciation with voice recogntion apps! Google Translate

2: Take a text that you wrote during the week and add connectors to make it flow better: Connectives and Linking Phrases - Online Exercises - English Grammar and Connectors and linking words - exercises

3: Take a text that you wrote and that you know needs improving: ideally work in pairs or groups to correct it and give feedback. 

Here's a good place to go to help you correct a text: Grammarly: Free Online Writing Assistant

You could also create your own check-list: Edit and Improve Writing with this KS2 Checklist - Twinkl

What sort of things are you looking for? The CEF will show you what you need for A1 - C2 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Self-assessment grid

4: What about basic sentence structure, or syntax? The 4 Types of Sentence Structure | Grammar | EnglishClub and Sentence Structure (A Complete Guide for Students and Teachers)

But we can play a little more 11 Sentence Building Activities You Can Use with Your Students Today and Sentences Structure Games: Top 20 | Sentence Building Activities ESL

To finish, here are a few more things to do: Jay Doubleyou: writing activities for the esl class and beyond

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