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One Year of accelerated composition: meeting the challenge

One Year of accelerated composition: meeting the challenge. Carolyn Sterling-Deer & Wenjuan Fan LaGuardia Community College City University of New York Accelerated Learning Program Conference Baltimore, MD - June 2012. L2 Writing course Sequence. ESL 097 ESL 098 ESL 099. ESR 097

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One Year of accelerated composition: meeting the challenge

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  1. One Year of accelerated composition: meeting the challenge Carolyn Sterling-Deer & Wenjuan Fan LaGuardia Community College City University of New York Accelerated Learning Program Conference Baltimore, MD - June 2012

  2. L2 Writing course Sequence • ESL 097 • ESL 098 • ESL 099 • ESR 097 • ESR 098 • ESR 099 Traditional Sequence Strong Reader Sequence

  3. L2 Writing courses ESA 099 ENG 099 Equivalent for Multilingual Writers ESC 099 ENG 099 Equivalent for Multilingual Writers Multi-level Readers Composition for ESL Writers Exempt/Passed Reading Accelerated Composition

  4. course design • Instruction • In-class timed essays • Organization • Citation • Argumentation • Critical Response • Lab • Revision/Editing • Online Discussion

  5. Text-Based Writing • Topic Selection • High Interest • Relevant • Accessible • Shorter Length • Unmodified

  6. Reading pedagogy • Reader Response • Expository Text • Summary • Analysis • Critical Response • Reading Journal • Narrative Essays • Summary • Analysis • Critical Response

  7. Cohort a Spring 2011

  8. Cohort b Fall 2011

  9. Cohort C Spring 2012

  10. Cohort b Individual Gains

  11. Cohort C Individual Gains

  12. Implications for multilingual & Other college writers • Exemption from remedial reading supports academic writing • Intensive focus on critical analysis strengthens writing ability • Focus on academic language essential for academic writing advances writing • Focusing on text-based response engenders deeper critical analysis required in higher level college writing • Writing competence enhanced by a focus on academic writing & critical analysis

  13. Pedagogical recommendations • Extend course hours to provide sufficient time for instruction & conferencing • Teach formal citation format • Incorporate critical analysis of both expository & narrative genres • Administer weekly in-class timed writing to assess progress • Provide sufficient shorter readings for vocabulary development & background building in popular topics

  14. contact Carolyn Sterling-Deer CSterling@lagcc.cuny.edu Wenjuan Fan Fanwe@lagcc.cuny.edu Department of Education & Language Acquisition LaGuardia Community College City University of New York

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