What follows is a Call for Papers for the panel "Teaching College-Level
Composition to ESL/EFL Students," to be held at the Central New York
Conference on Language and Literature, October 29-31.
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Many colleges and universities offer international students intensive,
non-credit language instruction before they begin major coursework. In
College Composition I, however, English as a Second (or Foreign) Language
students are expected to produce analytical prose on par with that of their
English-native colleagues. Even in colleges that maintain a separate ESL/EFL
track for Composition I and II students, failure rates (e.g., on departmental
exit exams) can be alarmingly high, as students are required to have
developed a critical vocabulary and syntax that a few semesters' language
preparation often cannot provide.
In this panel, I invite participants (of all specializations) to share their
experiences on how they have helped international students move from
language-learners to critical writers in English. Discussions of specific
lessons, texts, writing assignments, readings, and technologies are most
welcome. I am especially interested in providing a forum where teachers of
writing can share practical strategies for helping international students to
become fluent not simply in English, but in the rhetorical modes they will
need throughout their college careers. (Incidentally, reflections on
unsuccessful pedgagogies would be helpful as well.)
Please send 1-page abstracts by email (MRSchiavi@aol.com) or snail mail:
Michael Schiavi, Coordinator of ESL
Department of English, Room 501A
New York Institute of Technology
1855 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Please feel free to write or call (212-261-1581) with questions.
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