SSLW2024: Full Schedule

10:45am MST

Integrating coaching questions into free writing activities in multilingual composition: Fostering writing fluency and confidence

Thursday November 14, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST

North Ballroom 11

The roundtable presentation introduces an innovative approach: Integration of coaching questions (i.e., powerful reflective questions) into free writing prompts (Elbow, 1998) to enhance writing fluency and confidence among multilingual first-year composition students. The presenter shares examples of prompts and preliminary results from the thematic analysis of student testimonials and reflections.

Presenters

Valerie Sky

Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

As a Ph.D. holder in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University (2018), I currently work as an Assistant Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where my primary focus is guiding the development of next-generation TESOL professionals and students majoring... Read More →

Thursday November 14, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST
North Ballroom 11

Roundtable, R1.11

11:15am MST

Effects of an information-based writing portfolio assessment on undergraduates' writing self-regulated learning strategy use

Thursday November 14, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am MST

North Ballroom 11

To promote autonomous learning in writing, the present study aims to propose an information-based writing portfolio assessment (IbWPA) and investigate the effects of implementing the IbWPA in a university English language classroom in Macau, where traditional L2 writing teaching is still dominant.

Presenters

Chengyuan Yu

Kent State University

Chengyuan, with degrees in both (applied) linguistics (B.A., M.A. & Ph.D.) and library & information studies (B.S. & Ph.D. in progress), conducts interdisciplinary research on three main areas:(1) human information behavior in writing,(2) language factors in human information behavior... Read More →

Xueting Ye

City University of Macau

Thursday November 14, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am MST
North Ballroom 11

Roundtable, R2.11

11:45am MST

The impact of genre-based collaborative writing on the writing ability of senior high school students in China

Thursday November 14, 2024 11:45am - 12:15pm MST

North Ballroom 11

This empirical study explores the integration of collaborative writing with genre-based approach to improve Chinese high school students' English writing abilities. Results demonstrate notable improvements in students’ writing accuracy and complexity, along with positive shifts in student attitudes, emphasizing the pedagogical benefits of this approach for fostering effective writing skills.

Presenters

Cathleen Li

Arizona State University

Thursday November 14, 2024 11:45am - 12:15pm MST
North Ballroom 11

Roundtable, R3.11