This file was created or last modified on Tuesday, February 29, 2000. The presenter demonstrates how WWW-based team writing projects focusing on authentic, unsolved mysteries can introduce advanced ESL students in composition classes to the basics of academic research writing. After a description of the task-based writing approach, a model mystery is presented. Participants in this presentation experience a sequence of motivating, classroom-tested activities that support the novels The Pearl, The Call of the Wild, and Sounder. The presenter analyzes Turkish students' grammatical and organizational constructions of English academic writing.
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He describes classroom activities that teach the influence of culture on language construction. This session has been cancelled. Hear some answers from two studies, learn to classify comprehension questions, and discuss the implications for language learning, motivation, and performance on standardized tests. The presenters explain these stages and demonstrate the ways in which each stage scaffolds for EFL learners the development of skills necessary for debate. Presenters display listening, telephone conversation and student-teacher audio logs completed by students and designed to improve fluency and comprehension in an enjoyable manner.