Writing could be different according to the context, I mean, formal or informal but it is essential to organiza your ideas, be clear and think about your recipient.

It is the process of using symbols which we call letters to communicate our feelings, thoughts or ideas.

Writing could be done in a formal or informal way depending on the context or situation.

Nowadays writing has become a very important skill even though people lack of spelling, enough vocabulary or grammar structures. We are always exposed to writing when we use social media.

People are trying to express their ideas or communicate their feelings when posting texts on social media.

As teachers we need to ecourage our students to write properly, with punctation marks, spelling and structures. I know it's one of the hardest skills to evaluate but little by little we can make the difference.

Writing implies that, not only you can use the words as you hear or listen to them, but that you have the correct background, knowledge, literacy, fluency, and, overall, skills to create a coherent and cohesive piece of text –for whatever the reason you write, that is-. Additionally, there’s a dreadful moment that everyone who writes something, must be really well aware of, but, more importantly must be able to cope with: PROOFREADING YOURSELF, that is when you start to second guessing, hate your text, and sometimes, question “what in the name of God have I just written”.

All in all, that is what writing is; it is both an extremely hard ability to master, and at the same time, an incredibly rewarding one.

Writing could be the most difficult skill to develop and improve because one must take in account many different aspects to assess it, e.g. grammar, vocabulary, functions, spelling, among others. As a productive skill, it must be very clear who the text is aimed to, and what is the purpose of it in order to consider including all the necessary elements to accomplish the process of communication. As the language can very complex in some ‘writing situations’, there is a need to continue improving this skill, so it is a never-ending process. It is a skill hard to acquire and to assess.

Writing in my life

Well, I consider it is a good way to use written words to share my ideas, opinions, recommendations. Also, away to express congrats, sorry or how I feel. Moreover, it might be a formal requirement from an authority to get a right.

The variety of kinds of writing is reach enough for us to take them into account. For instance, a postcard is a lovely way to keep in touch with someone who you'd like to be with you, but they can't or and email to a person who used to be a co-worker and exchange experiences at work. Another example is a text via whatsapp just to say hi! or encourage someone. In addition, I often write down a devotional. Last but not least east, I' m used to writing in a diary all activities I must do or to register new habits or a new routine.

But... what is writing? Writing is the process of using the letters, words, punctuation and spaces to communicate or express a thought or an idea to the world. Why is it so important for these students that hate writing to actually write corectly? I think the main reason is it may be their presentation card to an unknown world. It can show a lot about the repertory of words they have and the knowledge on how to use them adequately to express their ideas and needs. Examples? They may want to study abroad...and in order to do so, they´re going to need to write a motivation letter. In applying for a job...another presentation letter or e-mail. In order to communicate with friends or relatives or loved ones that are far away: e-mails. A love conquest? Write a poem or a romantic letter. The power of good writing is enormous.

All these skills are interconnected and I cannot see them taking place separatedly. Though I belive that writing can be seen in a different way. We can hear, speak, read and write, but somehow many times it is hard the take down our thoughts.

In my opinion, writing is a process that could take longer, writing coherently, needs trinning, finding the best words and expressions to communicate, takes time and trainning.

Writing is a very important skill that everyone should develop, because that may be the way to reach or not important things in our lives.

Conveying messages in a written format not only allows the author the time to think through what and how the message is to be portrayed, but it also allows the reader to reread, analyze the message and even perhaps meditate and internalize it.

To me, writing has always been a means to expressing my inner thoughts and feelings. I do not always write with the intention of others reading my lines, -except for our daily "texting"- but rather me being able to externalize and, I would dare to say, get rid of some demons in a safe -and even legal- way.

Through writing, students learn to articulate their perspectives, analyze information, and construct logical arguments. Additionally, writing is essential for academic success and future professional opportunities, as it develops the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

Therefore, writing is integral to personal and academic growth, shaping confident and articulate individuals.

Writing is a process that involves ideas expressed by symbols or letters, it implies a structure to communicate what people want to tell, for example, thoughts, feelings, reports, etc.

It is considering a process since it entails prior knowledge of the spoken language, the alphabet or symbols that represents sounds or images of the reality, and also it is necessary to know the structure and grammar to make sense.

Writing skill, it is an important part of socialization; the ability can be improved little by little; with patience, practice, vocabulary and creativity. The exposition of the pieces of writing also helps.

As a teacher, I think that it is an important tool to allows students to express themselves with more confidence, because they can read and re-read their writings, correct and improve their text, also they can share their ideas or keep them.

Well structured course.

Very pertinent material.

The communication from DEFLE.

The google forms.

The web sites we used.

It was nice to have teacher Abdel again, he's a great teacher.

I liked the feedback he gave us after every task.

Not you, but the British or whoever decided to use Telegram, it's not practical.

Not you again, but I found useless some of the questions they asked in the surveys.

I will implement bamboozle games, jeopardy, flippity, padlet and the ice breakers at the beginning of each session.

The activities

The book provided.

I like the profesionalism from the instructor.

2 THINGS YOU MIGHT IMPROVE

The topics weren't new for us.

The content

3

Assessment in the four skills.

-The enjoyable sessions

-Everyone's participation

-The classmates.

2 things you might improve.

• how to assess

• The formats for the activities

1 thing you will implement.

• Implementing varied activities

I would improve the course by asking people to use the microphone instead of the chat…i didn’t like the Telegram format. Maybe if they could give us the feedback right after taking the tasks by e-mail to each one.

I would be implementing much of the ways to score, specially in writing and speaking.

Thanks a lot!!

I'm improving.

I´m improving the way I evaluate my students, and give them more strategieswhat I learned for listening, reading, writing and listening.

Thanks a lot.

I liked the comfortable learning environment created by the tutor.

I thank all the team, tutor and technical support, for their work and support.

I would add individual feedback on the tasks.

I would add more specific guidance, tasks and feedback on creating items and rating scales.

I will use more interactive little apps to add sharing moments, like the exit ticket.

Clarity of the topics taught.

Interactive teaching- learning.

How the content was presented.

2 things I might improve

Descriptions of task.

Rating holistic scales.

1 I will implement

I will implement a more variety of writing tasks.

I like the pace Abdel built, he was always kind, respectful and clear, it motivates our learning.

2 things you might improve

To be methodologically rigorous and taking care of all aspect around the skills tasks and my students profile.

My scoring, considering fairness

2 things you will implement my teaching practice.

To incorporate the digital interactive tools the teacher show us.

To have a consciousness about assessment literacy in our professional practice.

1.- The course was very useful because the teacher has a lot of experiense and he knows every topic very well.

2.- The course is well organised and the teacher is very dynamic and uses different tools or technological resourses. WELL DONE.

3.- The material is useful and well elaborated.

2 things to improve

More courses.

To get the material before the course starts.

3.- A thing I will implement...

More technological resourses and the different strategies to assess.

1. your knowledge.

   You always showed to know the topics well, you managed the different topics very satistactorily. You answered questions and gave feed back.

2. Your Activities and resources.

   Interesting and useful resources. I am interested in working with those, use them in my classes, useful and helpful tips from you.

3. Puntual and professional.

   We always need to teach by example, and that was always your attitude.

We always have the chance to improve, can not really see faults on your work, if you had any, not relevant were, they since everything from you has to be appreciated.

Thanx a lot

The advices and recommendations that the teacher gave us.

Implement

I am sure that I'm going to use some of the tools and apps that the teacher Abdel share us like the use of Paddle, flippity app and another ones.

Improve.

I consider the platform for the assessment should have been better designed.

Thank you very much teacher Abdel I like a lot your dynamic classes and all the knowledge that you transmit us.

I really appreciate all it.

Teresa Cortés Sánchez