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Peer Response: 3 Ways to Foster Useful Feedback
Betsy Gilliland
Teachers worldwide lament the amount of time and effort it takes to give students feedback on their writing. We know it’s helpful for students to hear from readers on a regular basis as they draft and revise their texts, but … Continue reading
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Peer Response: 3 Ways to Foster Useful Feedback
Trends in SLW: Electronic Forms of Response
Betsy Gilliland
It’s a never-ending issue for anyone who teaches writing: How do I provide my students with enough feedback that they can learn and improve their skills without spending so much time that I can’t do anything else in my life? … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, ELL writing, feedback on student writing, second language writing, SLW, teaching writing, writing assessment
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On Campus and Beyond: From Speaking to Writing, Part 2
Elena Shvidko
In my previous blog (Part 1), I provided a few suggestions on how speaking activities from two units in the ESL speaking class that I taught this summer could be adjusted and implemented in a writing course. My goal was … Continue reading
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On Campus and Beyond: From Speaking to Writing, Part 1
Elena Shvidko
I have just finished teaching a summer ESL course entitled “Cross-Cultural Talk”—a speaking class that focuses on language fluency at a low-intermediate level of language proficiency. Because I always try to help my students to become more familiar with the … Continue reading
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English Language Learners in University Classrooms: Practical Resources for Faculty
Elena Shvidko
As language specialists, we may be asked by colleagues from other departments how to better help international students (for the purpose of this blog, I will equate this term with English language learners) in college classrooms. Lots of resources are … Continue reading