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Post-10: Peer comment + thesis statements practice + writing

Dear All, Today I'd like to discuss with you a number of problems that keep recurring in your writing: a) Did you have a chance to read one of the posts by one of your peers they wrote about one of the sessions at the IATEFL Conference? Probably, not yet. So, your first task is to choose one, read about it and comment on it by asking a couple of questions. b) How to formulate a thesis statement http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexerciseprint.html c) What you need to remember about referencing the resources for this task I'll analyse one of your works with you together and then let you add references correctly to one of the works you have recently written: d) Techniques for writing conclusions:  This is your home task for 24.03.19 --http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexerciseprint.html -- https://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/writing-a-good-conclusion-paragraph/

Post-9: IATEFL Conference

Dear All, I'd like you to get acquainted with the materials of the Conference that is being held in Liverpool this week. IATEFL is a large international organisation for teachers of English as a foreign language ( IATEFL ). Each year it holds a conference devoted to the discussion of a huge variety of questions associated with language learning and teaching. I have been a member of IATEFL since 2008 and taken part in several conferences throughout these years. Also I was the editor of the newsletter published by the LT SIG. It stands for Learning Technologies Special Interest Group, and this is a way in which IATEFL members are grouped. You can learn more about it at  https://www.iatefl.org/special-interest-groups/sig-list   First, I'm inviting you to watch the clip made 2 days ago, which can help you feel the atmosphere and the mood of it:  https://conference.iatefl.org/conference.html . Next, I'm inviting you to browse through the sessions of the c

Post-8: Useful resources about writing

Dear All, Your task for today is as follows: You need to find a website which is devoted to Writing in English. It could be a website that contains information about one of the following things 1. The process of writing 2. Some tasks to help you improve your writing 3. A website that discusses the elements of style 4. Some fun stuff that will help you to get motivated to write 5. Some resource about advanced vocabulary for writing 6. Some resource about the Mechanics of writing 7. Some resource about the element of writing of your choice Explain your choice, give us details about the website and provide some examples of its content. Explain why you found it useful and interesting. Add how your peers can benefit from using it Once you have published your answer, choose 2 posts written by your peers, go to the websites they have reviewed and get acquainted with them to see whether the information provided by your peer is complete or smth can be added to it. For e