Previous Proposals for Teaching Genre

• We should NOT teach genres explicitly!

• Teachers should ‘facilitate’ learning by,

  • Exposing students to many different genres
  • Allowing students to analyze texts to develop their own descriptions of writing“Re- invent the wheel of the genre” (Coe, 1994)

• BUT this assumes,

  • Highly motivated students
  • A good knowledge of general English
  • A lot of time to study
    TRUE FOR NS AND SL LEARNER GROUPS
    NOT TRUE FOR MANY FL LEARNER GROUPS

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