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2016 Conference

du 5 au 6 May 2016

Framingham, MA

MATSOL 2016 Conference Online Program

 

Directed Self Placement for Multilingual Writers: Empowering Choices

jeudi 5 mai 2016 à 14:30–15:15 EDT
7 Concord
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)

Topic Strand

Program Administration

Primary Audience

College or University ESL Programs

Secondary Audience

General (of interest to PK-12, adult, and higher education)

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.

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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.

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