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| Leadership Updates |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Ditlev Larsen, SLWIS Chair, Winona State University, Minnesota, USA |
SLWIS Chair Ditlev Larsen invites all attending members to
participate in our events at TESOL 2012 and thanks members for their
contributions during the year. Read More |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Margi Wald, SLW News Managing Editor |
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| ARTICLES |
| CODE MESHING IN DIGITAL NARRATIVES: AN EFFECTIVE RHETORICAL STRATEGY FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS |
| Erin K. Laverick, The University of Findlay, Ohio, USA |
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This article presents a lesson plan in which students created
digital narratives for a first-year writing class. One objective of the
assignment was for the English language learners to use their native
languages to best communicate with an audience of their domestic
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| ACTION RESEARCH FOR INFORMED FEEDBACK PRACTICE |
| Karen E. Best, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
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It is widely acknowledged that providing feedback is one of the
most daunting aspects of a writing teacher’s work. Yet in students’
engagement with high-quality, carefully written feedback, there is an
opportunity for real learning to take place. Understanding the
importance of written feedback, this teacher-researcher undertook an
action research project in order to analyze and improve her written
feedback. The report includes the research methods, results, and
analysis of the original research project as well as the follow-up
research project conducted a year later. Read More |
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| BEST PRACTICES AND INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WRITING INSTRUCTION FOR ESL STUDENTS |
| Valerie Sartor, University of New Mexico, USA |
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This article draws on writing pedagogy and the concepts of
creativity, systematicity, operationalization, and validation to discuss
techniques for increasing the accessibility of academic writing
instruction for ESL students. The techniques address fluency, teacher
modeling, writing processes, guided revision, and validity in
assessment. Read More |
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| THE DISCOURSE OF CIVILITY AND INCIVILITY:USING HISTORICAL PRAGMATICS AND PERIOD FILM IN WRITING EDUCATION |
| Catherine Smith, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA |
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Because interpersonal and research skills as well as creativity can play a central role in the current U.S. job market, this article draws on historical pragmatics and period film to introduce research writing. Historical pragmatics addresses the role of civility in society, and period film provides language samples that are easy to observe. Lessons involving these two elements allow students to recognize the need to consider language choices and linguistic layers of meaning in both personal and professional communication. Read More |
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| BRIEF REPORTS |
| GOING BEYOND GRAMMAR-BASED FEEDBACK IN WRITING CLASSROOMS: A SMALL-SCALE STUDY OF THREE EFL TEACHERS |
| Ibrahim Ashour, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA |
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In this brief report, the author summarizes six important issues pertaining to EFL teachers’ feedback theories and practices. The first five issues synthesize participants’ perspectives. The last one includes the author's evaluation of participants’ responses and feedback practices. Read More |
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| MOVING BEYOND THE TEMPTING TEMPLATE IN WRITING TEST PREP COURSES |
| Ming Fang, The Ohio State University, USA |
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Using writing templates is popular with many TOEFL and IELTS
test preparation courses in China. The template approach, however, may
sabotage the very goals that those writing tests are designed to achieve
and cast some negative effects on students’ learning in academic
writing. Read More |
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| TESOL 2012 Preview |
| SLWIS SPECIAL SESSIONS AT TESOL 2012 |
| Lisya Seloni, SLWIS Chair-Elect, Illinois State University, USA |
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SLWIS features a wide range of exciting presentations during
the upcoming 2012 TESOL Convention. Read on to learn more about this
year’s Academic Session, InterSections, and other SLWIS
events. Read More |
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| TESOL 2012: SESSIONS RELATED TO SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING |
| Karen Best, SLW News Associate Editor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
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Our interest section is excited about the wide range of TESOL
2012 sessions focusing on writing. Read on to gain access to a list of
all SLWIS sessions as well as sessions related to second language
writing sponsored by other interest sections. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS MEMBER COMMUNITY |
| SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING IS CONTACT INFORMATION |
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TESOL’s Second Language Writing IS provides a forum for
researchers and educators across grade levels and institutional settings
to discuss and exchange information in the area of second language
writing. Join the conversation. Read More |
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| SLW NEWS: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
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SLW News is soliciting articles on second
language writing theory, research, and pedagogy in all ESL/EFL settings.
Consider sharing your ideas with SLW colleagues by submitting a piece
for the next issue. Read More |
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