A technique for teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) that requires students to write relatively simple English in large volume has been successful in developing both language skills and self-confidence. Students rewrite stories to reflect situations and conditions different from those in the original telling; for example, by changing the voice (subjective to objective) or time (past to future). Each rewritten story is read and corrected by a fellow student before being submitted to the teacher. The approach is suggested for use for a limited period with students who have studied considerable English but have written little or are reluctant to express themselves in English. (MSE)