SSLW2024: Full Schedule

2:15pm MST

Enhancing L2 students’ agency through the systematic integration of rubrics into the feedback-revision process

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST

In this presentation, we propose that assessment rubrics can be transformed into formative revision tools to increase students’ rhetorical agency and help them develop a deep sense of self-reflection. We provide specific examples that teachers can use as templates to develop rubric-based revision tools for different genres and writing assignments.

Presenters

Ghada Gherwash

Colby College

Elena Taylor

Utah State University

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
Tucson

Paper, A3

2:15pm MST

Shaping perceptions around language diversity in the first-year writing classroom

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST

South Ballroom

This presentation explores student experiences during a first-year writing language diversity unit by drawing on surveys of 270 students and writing samples from 105 students. The presenters will engage the audience in a discussion on the value of this work in an era where conversations around difference are breaking down.

Presenters

Todd Ruecker

Colorado State University

Hannah Locher

The Ohio State University

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
South Ballroom

Paper, A3

2:15pm MST

Writing transfer of international college students doing Writing about Writing

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST

Catalina

This qualitative project investigated international students’ transfer of Writing about Writing instruction towards enhanced writing performance within the disciplines. Discussed is course design and the extent to which Writing about Writing instruction promoted writing transfer for this group of learners as they wrote in their respective disciplines.

Presenters

Noah McGeorge

Kent State University

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
Catalina

Paper, A3

2:15pm MST

“You should talk about if you were a superhero”: Genre knowledge in multilingual Pacific Islander adolescent girls writing statements of purpose

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST

North Ballroom

Analysis of audio data collected during out-of-school statement of purpose (SOP) workshops for multilingual Pacific Islander girls reveals their deep knowledge the SOP genre and awareness of academic writing conventions and processes. Findings further reveal the girls’ capacity to support their peers’ writing development, with implications for classroom pedagogy.

Presenters

Betsy Gilliland

Professor & Chair, University of Hawai'i Manoa

After 12 years living in Hawaiʻi, I still haven't come to terms with the lack of Trader Joe's in the islands. Nevertheless, I am thrilled to live where I can grow my own pineapples and buy ultra-locally sourced chocolate. As for L2 writing, I teach undergraduate and graduate courses... Read More →

Priscila Leal

University of Hawaii Manoa

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
North Ballroom

Paper, A3