Open AccessJournal Writing Leads to Connectivity
Author(s) -
Linda A. Pollock
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
issues in language instruction at the applied english center
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-8387
DOI - 10.17161/ili.v1i1.6947
Subject(s) - journaling file system , reading (process) , class (philosophy) , key (lock) , value (mathematics) , event (particle physics) , lock (firearm) , psychology , history , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , data file , physics , computer security , archaeology , quantum mechanics , database , artificial intelligence , machine learning
When I was 12, I wanted a diary with a lock and key; the kind little sisters can’t get into. Later in my teen years, I used to write each day’s event in a small calendar. Throughout the years I have seen the value of journaling in my own life and more recently I have read articles about its benefits in a classroom. Therefore, when my students in Reading and Writing level 2 said they wanted to write more, I thought this might be a good idea. So, armed with small blue exam books and markers for their names, I explained to my class what we were going to do.