LEARNING L2 ENGLISH WRITING ABROAD INTESOL November 16, 2015 Dr. Karen L. Newman (organizer) Panel...

LEARNING L2 ENGLISH WRITING ABROAD

INTESOLNovember 16, 2015Dr. Karen L. Newman (organizer)

Panel Presentation with ESL Writers from the University of Indianapolis

Audience Members?

• Introduce yourself to your neighbor:

• Institution• K-12 Teacher• IEP instructor• College instructor• Administrator• Other

Today’s Presentation

• Introductions & Background

• Panel Discussion

• Q & A

Your Presenters• Dr. Karen L. Newman (English)

• Dally Ziling Li, China (English)

• Christine Jinyun Xie, China (English)

• Abdullah Alrashidi, Saudi Arabia (Computer Science)

• Zaina Alharthi, Oman (Respiratory Therapy)

Background: Learning L2 English Writing Abroad

• Rise in enrollment in L1 Chinese and Arabic students

• Instructors may lack adequate info on students’ L2 writing experiences abroad

• How do prior learning experiences impact writing in U.S. contexts?

• What are students’ needs for L2 writing instruction?

• What would you like to know about students’ writing experiences?

Panel Discussion: Experiences• Length of study• Keyboarding• Elementary, HS, college experiences• Types of writing• Structure• Format• Choice• Plagiarism / academic integrity• Punctuation• L1 language and rhetorical structure

Panel Discussion: Experiences

• Process writing• Peer editing• Feedback• Rubrics and grading• Research• Formulaic conventions and memorization• Major differences• Test preparation centers

Panel Discussion: Current Needs

• Choices• Struggles• Needs• What do you wish previous teachers had done to prepare

you?• Advice • Suggestions

Q & A

Your questions