Teaching EFL Writing and Reading Interactively James Oladejo Department of English National Kaohsiung Normal University

Interactive Teaching as a Triangle Interaction among students Interaction between students and teacher Interaction between students and materials in language teaching The role of the teacher in making it possible goes beyond merely presenting the items to be learnt. Co-operative learning is the ultimate goal

Participants in Interactive Teaching Teachers – Students- Materials

What the Teacher Should Do Understand the students’ needs Be ready to adopt and adapt new ways and ideas Encourage and promote collaboration among learners Be flexible and ready to accept divergent points of view about language teaching

The role of the Students Willingness to learn and co-operate Desire to follow instructions Determination to never give up

Interactive Writing - Steps Selecting authentic topics – interest, learning experience/cognitive level, purpose of teaching and learners’ needs Collaborative brainstorming – Oral composition; joint compilation –Organization –Drafting and presentation

Interactive Writing Activities Activity 5 : Joint Writing Activity 4: Jumbled Story Activity 3: Word Pyramids Activity 2: The Writing Blitz Activity 1: Power Writing (see your other handout for detail)e

Teaching Reading Interactively Pre-reading discussion and focusing Content reading Comprehension and discussion Application and reflections (The following is an example)

Pre-reading Do you have a brother, sister or partner? Do you love this person very much? Would you share things with him/her? Is there anything you would hold back? How deep is your love of this person? Use an adjective to describe it. (After the pre-reading, now read this following story)After

Post Reading Activities  Make a list of things that you would share and another that you would not share with anyone  Give three reasons why you would not share such things in your list  Exchange your list with the person next to you and talk about the lists.  Have you learnt any new word in this story?  Create your own story of a strange, but moving moment or event

Conclusion – Linking Reading and Writing Reading helps vocabulary development Reading is the other wing of writing Through extensive reading, students can learn how to express themselves and organize their ideas Reading helps with organization of information Punctuation and other errors in writing can be reduced through reading