2016 Conference
May 5–6, 2016
Framingham, MA
MATSOL 2016 Conference Online Program
Generation 1.5 Students on Campus: First Year in the Life
Abstract
Presentations will include curricular best practices to support Generation 1.5 students on a private, 4-year college campus,including transitional bridge program coursework, instructional strategies in an ELL program dominated by international students, and literacy challenges across academic disciplines. Presentations will recognize the alternate forms of cultural capital that these students possess.
Session Type
Panel (45 minutes)
Primary Audience
College or University ESL Programs
Secondary Audience
General (of interest to PK-12, adult, and higher education)
Topic Strand
Best Practices in Instruction
Presenter/Organizer
Treseanne K Ainsworth, Ph.D., Boston College
Biographical Statement
Trese Ainsworth is an Assistant Professor of the Practice and the Director of Undergraduate Advising for the English department at Boston College.
Presenters
Lynne Anderson, Boston College
Biographical Statement
Lynne Anderson directs the English Language Learners program at Boston College.
Email Address
Marla DeRosa, Ph.D., Boston College
Biographical Statement
Marla DeRosa is a faulty member in the Boston College English Department and Director of the Writing Fellows program.