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ONE YEAR OF ACCELERATED
COMPOSITION: MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Carolyn Sterling-Deer & Wenjuan Fan
LaGuardia Community College
City University of New York
Accelerated Learning Program Conference Baltimore, MD - June 2012
L2 WRITING COURSE SEQUENCE
Traditional SequenceStrong Reader
Sequence
ESL 097
ESL 098
ESL 099
ESR 097
ESR 098
ESR 099
L2 WRITING COURSES
Multi-level Readers Composition for ESL
Writers
Exempt/Passed Reading Accelerated Composition
ESA 099
ENG 099 Equivalent
for Multilingual Writers
ESC 099
ENG 099 Equivalent
for Multilingual Writers
COURSE DESIGN Instruction
In-class timed essaysOrganizationCitationArgumentationCritical Response
LabRevision/EditingOnline Discussion
TEXT-BASED WRITING
Topic SelectionHigh InterestRelevantAccessibleShorter LengthUnmodified
READING PEDAGOGY Reader Response
Expository TextSummaryAnalysisCritical Response
Reading JournalNarrative EssaysSummaryAnalysisCritical Response
COHORT A SPRING 2011
Course Pass Rate
ESA 099 52%
ESC 099 79%
COHORT B FALL 2011
Course Pass Rate
ESA 099 55%
ESC 099 91%
COHORT C SPRING 2012
Course Pass Rate
ESA 099 31%
ESC 099 82%
COHORT B INDIVIDUAL GAINS
ESC 099 Individual Gains
Below 10% 9%
10-19% 9%
20-49% 50%
50-94% 32%
Average Gains 38%
COHORT C INDIVIDUAL GAINS
ESC 099 Individual Gains
Below 10% 25%
10-19% 44%
20-49% 19%
50-88% 12%
Average Gains 24%
IMPLICATIONS FOR MULTILINGUAL & OTHER COLLEGE WRITERS
Exemption from remedial reading supports academic writing
Intensive focus on critical analysis strengthens writing ability
Focus on academic language essential for academic writing advances writing
Focusing on text-based response engenders deeper critical analysis required in higher level college writing
Writing competence enhanced by a focus on academic writing & critical analysis
PEDAGOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Extend course hours to provide sufficient time for instruction & conferencing
Teach formal citation format Incorporate critical analysis of both
expository & narrative genres Administer weekly in-class timed
writing to assess progress Provide sufficient shorter readings for
vocabulary development & background building in popular topics
CONTACT
Carolyn [email protected]
Wenjuan [email protected]
Department of Education & Language Acquisition
LaGuardia Community CollegeCity University of New York
