@article{education20164121,
author={SHAM, Diana Po Lan},
title={Teaching and Learning ESL Writing by Critical Thinking},
journal={American Journal of Educational Research},
volume={4},
number={12},
pages={854--860},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/4/12/1},
issn={2327-6150},
abstract={In traditional ESL writing class, the English teacher/lecturer just gives the students a topic, a paragraph or a series of diagrams and then asks the class to write the essays individually. According to the revised BloomĄ¯s taxonomy [1], there are six levels including Remember; Understand; Apply; Analyze; Evaluate; Create. When we apply the taxonomy in teaching ESL writing and create an innovative and interactive setting, we can lead the learners to go through all the critical thinking stages. As a result, they have widened their scope with more fun after brainstorming and better learning outcomes in writing. I have adopted this method in teaching the ESL undergraduates and adult learners in various universities in Hong Kong,  and Zhuhai and found it very effective. In this paper, I am going to explain and analyze how the creative and interactive ESL writing classes are structured with an example and the studentsĄ¯ feedback.},
doi={10.12691/education-4-12-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}