Chapter 6 Required Materials and Tasks
- There will be No Class Meeting on this day
- I am providing you with extra time to read and research about the primary pedagogical philosophy on which your course syllabus is based
- This research is meant to assist you in working the Course Rationale assignment which is not due for some time
Chapter 6: Optional Materials on Composition Pedagogy
The following resources may be useful to you in choosing a pedagogy on which to ground your composition course:
- Major Composition Pedagogies
- This website provides a brief list of common approaches for teaching writing
- Key Composition Pedagogical Articles
- Some excellent online pdf articles and resources about how to teach writing compiled by Mary Jo Reif, Professor of English at the University of Kansas
Assignments
Due July 17 Monday: Required Readings on Teaching Multilingual Writers
- Lee, Yooyoung (2019). A comparison of writing tasks in ESL writing and first-year composition courses: A case study of one US university. Language Teaching Research, 25(3), 360-377.
- This article compares writing tasks between mainstream first-year composition courses and composition courses designed for English as a Second Language students
- Best, Karen. (July 29, 2019). How faculty in all disciplines can help ESL writers succeed (Part 1). Another Word. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- This article explores many of the key challenges ESL student writers need assistance with in order to succeed at the college level
- Wilson, Jennifer S. (Summer, 2010). Engaging second language writers in freshman composition: A critical approach. Composition Forum 22.
- This article encourages composition teachers to view second language (multilingual) students as valuable members of a writing class who have much to contribute to the classroom community
- Riel, Shelynn. (August 19, 2022). Teaching writing to ESL/EFL students: Tips and activities at any level. Bridge Universe.
- This article offers basic advice on how to help multilingual students to successfully write in English