Putting Heart and Art into the Craft of Writing

Abstract

This paper advocates the use of a humanistic approach in the teaching of writing in order to create learners who are empowered in their learning. Drawing from the findings of recent research, the author shares an experience-based perspective as a teacher-writer and encourages teachers to personally engage in the art of writing in order to gain further insight into writing methodology. Several activities that directly engage learners in meaningful writing experiences are also presented.