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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Todd Ruecker, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
SLWIS Chair Todd Ruecker discusses IS plans for 2015, invites all attending members to participate in our events at the annual TESOL convention, and thanks members for their contributions during the year. Read More |
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| EDITORS' NOTE |
| Margi Wald, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA |
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The SLW News editorial staff welcomes readers to this issue, announces some changes on its team, and invites members to share their current projects with IS members. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: IMPROVING ESL TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS |
| Jessica Gerard, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA |
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To provide better ESL training to graduate writing tutors and
instructors, a semester-long program was developed that linked two
courses (Teaching ESL Composition and an undergraduate EAP class). The
program sought to create mutually beneficial relationships in which the
graduate-undergraduate pairs learned together from interviews, guided
tutoring sessions, and linguistic exercises. Read More |
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| USING TUTOR-WRITTEN SCENARIOS FOR TUTOR TRAINING |
| Melinda Reichelt, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA |
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Tutor-written scenarios are useful in preparing tutors to work with L2
writers. This article includes instructions for helping students write
lively and effective scenarios based on actual or anticipated tutoring
situations. It also describes how scenarios can be used to train tutors
in different contexts and provides several example scenarios. Read More |
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| RESPONSE TO STUDENT WRITING IN L2 WRITING TEACHER PREPARATION |
| Elena Shvidko, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
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Despite the wealth of empirical research and pedagogical literature on
response to student writing, feedback needs to be better addressed in L2
writing teacher education. Therefore, in order to prepare competent
writing instructors, more research—focused on the teacher’s side of the
issue—is yet to be done. Read More |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| REVIEW OF WRITING IN ENGLISH: STEP BY STEP |
| Rebekah J. Johnson, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, New York, USA |
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Writing in English: Step by Step, by Elizabeth Weal,
systematically progresses through a variety of writing exercises from
the sentence level to the paragraph level, focusing on grammar,
structure, and editing. The exercises, organized into thematic units,
are a wonderful aid to teachers who are struggling to help lower level
students with limited prior exposure to writing in English build
literacy skills. Read More |
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| BRIEF REPORTS |
| THE 2014 SYMPOSIUM ON SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |
| Katherine Daily O'Meara, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA & Sarah Elizabeth Snyder, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA |
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In November 2014, more than 400 people from across the globe, including
many members of SLWIS, enjoyed a weekend in sunny Tempe, Arizona, for
the 13th annual Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW). The theme
for 2014, “Professionalizing Second Language Writing,” gave conference
attendees the space to explore and define their professional identity
and the standards of the field among colleagues and friends. This piece
summarizes the main events and highlights of SSLW 2014. Read More |
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| TESOL 2015 PREVIEWS |
| SLWIS SPECIAL SESSIONS AT TESOL 2015 |
| Silvia Pessoa, SLWIS Chair-Elect, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar |
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SLWIS features a wide range of exciting presentations during the
upcoming TESOL 2015 convention in Toronto. Read on to learn more about
this year's academic session, InterSections, and other SLWIS events. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING INTEREST SECTION 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. We invite
you to join the conversation—contact an SLWIS leader for
details. 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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| Network and Represent: Help Staff the SLWIS Booth |
| Attending TESOL 2015 in Toronto? Want to find a place to meet
fellow SLW professionals, discuss the sessions you have attended or led,
take a break from conference activities and put your bag down for a
half hour? Sign up to
staff the SLWIS booth in the TESOL 2015 Exhibition
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| Engage and Examine: Join SLWIS Monthly Online Discussions |
| SLWIS will be hosting monthly discussions on topics of interest
to IS members. We’ll start discussions with some questions posed to the
e-list, which will be followed by a live discussion via TESOL’s
teleconferencing service. Our first discussion focused on TESOL’s
recently-released research agenda and the live discussion was
hosted by Dudley Reynolds, TESOL’s President-Elect and Co-Chair of the
Research Agenda Task Force. Join our e-list to
get regular updates about these monthly sessions – and to post ideas for
future topics. |
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| Collaborate and Learn: Attend SLW-Related Sessions at TESOL |
SLW News is soliciting articles on second language
writing theory, research, and pedagogy in all ESL/EFL settings. SLW News welcomes articles that focus on L2 writers
and characteristics and text features, classroom materials and
practices, placement and assessment issues, writing program
administration, teacher development, and other related areas. SLW News encourages submissions related to any
educational setting, especially traditionally underrepresented contexts
(preK–12, 2-year colleges, community programs, international K–12
schools, etc.).
SLWIS and SLW-related topics are well-represented at TESOL 2015.
Download your list
of sessions, meetings, and events of interest to SLW
professionals. For a complete list of TESOL 2-15 sessions, use the
online Itinerary
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