Contextualising the Teaching of Writing
A Paper (12 pages) presented by Rodney Martin at the AATE-ALEA National Conference in Canberra, Australia in July 2007.
It is both possible and practical to contextualise the teaching of writing and associated skills in a way that truly reflects the writing process. This paper addresses the use of text models as a basis for teaching any aspect of writing and language knowledge in a manner that makes sense to students.