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9:00am MST

Assessing the relationship between written corrective feedback and depth of processing and their effect on second language writing performance

Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am MST

Tucson

Written corrective feedback (WCF) is vital in second language acquisition, refining writing skills, and enriching language learning. However, uncertainties persist regarding its impact and processing by learners. Research indicates the efficacy of indirect WCF supplemented with metalinguistic explanation (ME), necessitating further investigation, especially among heritage learners, to inform pedagogy accurately.

Presenters

Ronald Leow

Professor, Georgetown University

Mahmoud Abdi Tabari

University of Nevada, Reno

Christopher Nicklin

The University of Tokyo

Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am MST
Tucson

Paper, H1

9:30am MST

How effective is feedback for L1, L2, and FL learners’ writing? A meta-analysis

Saturday November 16, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am MST

Tucson

This meta-analysis examines feedback's impact on writing for L1, L2, and FL learners in schools and universities. Results show that different feedback methods and agents affect learners differently. Further research involving FL and L2 learners at school is necessary, particularly on the effect of deep-level feedback.

Presenters

Sina Scherer

University of Münster

Steve Graham

professor, arizona state university

Steve Graham is the author of the influential Carnegie Reports Writing Next, Writing to Read, and Informing Writing. He is also the author of the Elementary Writing Guide published by What Works Clearinghouse. He is the former Editor of Contemporary Educational Psychology and Exceptional... Read More →

Vera Busse

Prof. Dr., University of Münster

Saturday November 16, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am MST
Tucson

Paper, H2

10:15am MST

Sentence level feedback and discourse level feedback: Scholars insights into the state of the research

Saturday November 16, 2024 10:15am - 10:45am MST

Tucson

Given the disparity between the amount of scholarship on WCF versus scholarship on discourse level feedback,this presentation reports on a study surveying scholars about the factors that influence the type(s) of feedback they research, plans for future research, and the gaps they identify in the existing body of research.

Presenters

Lynn Goldstein

Professor Emerita, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS)

Robert Kohls

Associate Professor, San Francisco State University

Saturday November 16, 2024 10:15am - 10:45am MST
Tucson

Paper, I1

10:45am MST

Understanding teacher feedback literacy in L2 writing: A needs analysis

Saturday November 16, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST

Tucson

This survey and interview-based study explores L2 writing teachers' self-perceived feedback literacy (knowledge, value, ability) and what their needs are for improving their feedback provision skills. Implications for teacher educators interested in developing writing teacher feedback literacy are discussed.

Presenters

HeeJoon Choi

PhD Student, Georgia State University

Saturday November 16, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST
Tucson

Paper, I2

11:15am MST

Accidental power: Interactions between peer readers and multilingual writers

Saturday November 16, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am MST

Tucson

In sharing the results of her qualitative study, the speaker will discuss how peer readers may inadvertently assume roles of power, reinforcing language hegemony. As a result, the speaker advocates for a theory-based tutoring methodology when working with multilingual writers.

Presenters

Lisa DiMaio

teaching professor, Drexel University

Saturday November 16, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am MST
Tucson

Paper, I3

1:00pm MST

Whole-person reciprocal mentoring as a literacy practice

Saturday November 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MST

Tucson

In the decade since we last presented on the topic of reciprocal mentoring at SSLW, our interactions have continued to benefit us both at later stages in our careers. We give examples of how mutual professional and life co-mentoring can positively influence L2 scholars’ writing, publishing, and graduate student advising.

Presenters

Christine Pearson Casanave

adjunct professor, Temple University Japan

Yongyan Li

Hong Kong University

Saturday November 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Tucson

Paper, J1

1:30pm MST

“It's like a one-to-one kind of tutor for my writing”: Multilingual graduate writers’ uses and views of GenAI feedback

Saturday November 16, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm MST

Tucson

This study reports on L2 English graduate students’ dynamic experiences with using GenAI for writing feedback during the first year after ChatGPT’s release. Our results demonstrate how critical GenAI-mediated feedback practices can support these students as they navigate the challenges of Outer Circle membership and U.S. graduate education.

Presenters

Sophia Minnillo

PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis

I am a PhD candidate in Linguistics at University of California, Davis with a designated emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition. I focus on L2 and heritage language learning, writing, teaching, and assessment. I also study multilingual identities and experiences during international... Read More →

Dana Ferris

Professor of Writing, University of California Davis

Dana R. Ferris, Professor in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, has had a wide-ranging career as a teacher, teacher-educator, researcher, writer, editor, and writing program administrator. Her books and articles have focused primarily on the teaching... Read More →

Saturday November 16, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm MST
Tucson

Paper, J2