This chapter has the most relevance to my current classes. She's talking/writing about native speakers' problem with the English language as they begin to write and it is refreshing to know that foreign English students have the same troubles. I'm sure my students make a lot more errors than native speakers do, but I think letting them know could increase their self-confidence.
Lindemann also talked about students not feeling free to let their linguistic resources take over while drafting the first, or second, time. My students who don't have the confidence to freely write are actually capable from what I've seen. Whereas, other students who are flooded with self confidence actually write horribly! I am trying to find the balance but am at a standstill. I am certain they can help each other but I've got one side too shy (thinking the others know more than they do) and the self-confident, outspoken students that need to listen and realize they don't know everything.
Additionally, I am going through to use Lindemann's nonce verb exercise with this class by putting students in pairs of 1 outspoken student and 1 shy student to complete the exercise so that maybe students can gently be put in their places.
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