2014 Conference
May 8–9, 2014
Framingham, MA
MATSOL 2014 Conference: Online Program
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Successful Communication: A Collaborative Model
Session Abstract
While ESL students face language-based challenges to communication, all students need to practice communicating, especially across perceived cultural and language barriers. This presentation demonstrates how cross-disciplinary collaborations that employ peer to peer teaching and learning break down these barriers, build student confidence and improve oral communications.
Session Length
Practice-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Audience
Higher Education ESOL/IEP Educators
Topic Strand
Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation
Lead Presenter
Geraldine Wagner, Johnson & Wales University
Biographical Statement
Geraldine Wagner is a full professor in the English Department at Johnson & Wales University where she literature, compositon and communications.
Co-Presenters
Ann Schroth, Johnson & Wales University
Biographical Statement
Ann Schroth is an associate professor in the ESL department where she teaches communications, grammar, reading, and writing
Anne Shaw, Johnson & Wales University
Biographical Statement
Ann Shaw is an associate professor in the ESL department where she teaches communications, grammar, reading, and writing