2016 Conference
May 5–6, 2016
Framingham, MA
MATSOL 2016 Conference Online Program
Directed Self Placement for Multilingual Writers: Empowering Choices
Abstract
Directed Self-Placement (DSP) is a tool for for L2 writers to place themselves in the most appropriate first-year writing course at a four-year public university. Results of the implementation of DSP for multilingual writers is shared through results of survey data and interviews with student writers and professors. We validate DSP as a tool allowing multilingual college writers to gain confidence and autonomy by placing themselves in the writing course that best meets their needs.
Session Type
Paper/Report (45 minutes)
Primary Audience
College or University ESL Programs
Secondary Audience
General (of interest to PK-12, adult, and higher education)
Topic Strand
Program Administration
Presenter/Organizer
Dr. Julie Whitlow, Salem State University
Biographical Statement
Julie Whtlow is a professor in the English Department and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in TESOL at Salem State University.
Presenters
Dr. Melanie Gonzalez, Salem State University
Biographical Statement
Melanie Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of literacy at TESOL in the School of Education and School of Graduate Studies at Salem State University.