The Application of Scaffolding Instruction to College English Writing Teaching In Minority Area of China

Abstract

Abstract Writing is an important part of English, and it is one of the abilities of communication that students must need. However, there are many problems in the writing process. The students and teachers do not pay much attention to the English writing, and the college school students’ writing is not so good. Scaffolding teaching is a specific teaching method based on the Constructivist Theory. The author applied the Scaffolding teaching method to the teaching of English writing in College for six weeks. The author tries to test whether scaffolding method stimulates students’ interest in writing, and improve students’ proficiency in English writing.