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LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
Aylin B. Atilgan Relyea, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California, USA |
Second Language Writing Interest Section Chair Aylin Atilgan
Relyea provides an overview of the activities the interest section had
this summer, outlines future professional activities, and invites
members to be involved in our professional community. Read More |
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
Elena Shvidko, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA |
SLW News Editor Elena Shvidko welcomes
readers to this issue, provides an overview of the articles, and invites
readers to share their research and teaching ideas with the newsletter
readership. Read More |
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ARTICLES |
USING NATIVE LANGUAGE CULTURE TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE TO WRITING IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOM |
Aviva Ueno, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan |
This article shows how giving Japanese learners of English
writing assignments that have an important cultural purpose and an
authentic audience within the Japanese tradition of the sempai(mentor)/kohai (protégé) relationship
can help learners overcome their writing anxiety and make their writing
assignments more meaningful. Read More |
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APPLYING LEARNER CORPUS DATA IN SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING COURSES |
Ashley Velázquez, Nina Conrad, Shelley Staples, Kevin Sanchez, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
This article discusses two examples of corpus-informed
instruction (CII) that utilize a unique learner corpus comprised of
texts representing the types of writing Foundations Writing students
encounter in the classroom. The projects explore how CII can aid in
further developing students’ awareness of their language choices in the
second language writing classroom. Read More |
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A SAMPLE MOVES STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LAB REPORT GENRE FOR SECOND LANGUAGE WRITERS |
Yanisa Haley Scherber, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA |
This article provides a sample moves structure analysis of the
undergraduate engineering lab report genre intended for instructional
use in a variety of settings. Some elements of the analysis are expanded
upon, and teaching suggestions are also provided. Read More |
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DYNAMIC AND COLLABORATIVE WRITING: MAKING THE ACADEMIC WRITING PROCESS FRIENDLY |
Beatriz Erazo, San Pablo Bolivian Catholic University, Bolivia |
In this modified version of the academic writing process,
students work on writing while developing the other three primary skills
within a collaborative learning framework. They are also provided with
freewriting and assessment opportunities using rubrics. More
importantly, this is an activity that helps learners avoid frustration
when writing. Read More |
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GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS |
CHAU TRUONG |
Interview by Elena Shvidko, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA |
In this section edited by Elena Shvidko, we introduce you to a
recent graduate student who is interested in second language writing
teacher education, particularly in EFL contexts. Read More |
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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
SLW NEWS: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
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SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING IS CONTACT INFORMATION |
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