International TEFL InstituteWriting Syllabus for Progress
A TEFL writing syllabus for each proficiency level should be designed to incorporate all the skills necessary to provide a sense of moving forward, of growing achievement and progress.
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
In the Elementary TEFL programme, students should aim to:
- write simple instructions, e.g. getting to school, playing a game;
- use story structure to write about own experience in same/similar form;
- use capitalisation, e.g. headings, titles, names;
- be able to use the correct register, spelling and punctuation;
- be able to write sentences that follow basic sentence patterns;
- keep vocabulary and definition lists.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
The objectives of this level are to:
- use longer and more complex sentences;
- use paragraphs in writing to organize and sequence the narrative;
- understand the differences and use of different writing styles such as descriptive writing, report writing, note-taking, prose, functional writing;
- use punctuation when constructing sentences.
ADVANCED LEVEL
On completion of the Advanced TEFL programme the student should be able to:
- divide whole texts into paragraphs, paying attention to the sequence of paragraphs and to the links between one paragraph and the next. E.g. through the choice of appropriate connectives;
- select the appropriate style and form to suit a specific purpose and audience, drawing on knowledge of different non-fiction text types;
- write non-chronological reports linked to other subjects;
- use a greater variety of sentences with correct and appropriate verb forms, punctuation, capitalisation, plural forms and possessives;
- develop a personal style;
- make notes in study situations from oral, visual and written sources;
- secure control of impersonal writing, particularly the sustained use of the present tense and the passive voice;
- construct effective arguments; develop a point logically and effectively; support and illustrate a point persuasively; anticipate possible objections; tailor the writing to a formal presentation where appropriate.
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