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Lucie Moussu; Christina Grant – Journal of Response to Writing, 2020
Multimodality is recognized as a useful pedagogical tool, but it is often difficult to apply in real-life curricula. Further, expectations on educators and various campus units are increasingly complex and require nimble and innovative partnerships. In this article, Christina, a first-year composition instructor, and Lucie, the university's…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Laboratories, Writing Teachers, Administrators
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Doolan, Stephen M. – Written Communication, 2013
Recently, scholars have suggested that "second-language writers" are made up of two distinct groups: Generation 1.5 (long-term U.S.-resident language learners) and more traditional L2 students (e.g., international or recently arrived immigrants). To investigate that claim, this study compares the first-year composition writing of…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Freshman Composition, College Freshmen, English (Second Language)
Collins, Molly Rojas – Learning Assistance Review, 2009
This paper describes a successful writing project with generation 1.5 college freshmen enrolled in a writing class. Generation 1.5 students may experience difficulties at universities when, despite being multilingual, the language they bring with them to college is often framed as a deficit. Students engaged in writing life histories experienced…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Multilingualism, Student Projects, Outcomes of Education
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Lang, Frederick K.; Moser, Janet – English in Texas, 1995
Describes a method of teaching basic writing to native and nonnative students that emphasizes a regression to the most basic elements of writing. Considers what writing content, rhetorical techniques, grammar exercises, and proofreading methods are most effective for the two groups. (TB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, English (Second Language), Freshman Composition, Grammar
Karbach, Joan B. – 1998
One of the first papers that Freshman Composition instructors still teach is the expressive or personal experience essay. Native English Speaking (NES) instructors who teach expressive writing believe that students looking back on their past selves gain new perspectives or reach new understanding of themselves or their world. This discovery often…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Essays, Foreign Students