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2016 Conference

May 5–6, 2016

Framingham, MA

MATSOL 2016 Conference Online Program

 

Generation 1.5 Students on Campus: First Year in the Life

Friday, May 6, 2016 at 9:30 AM–10:15 AM EDT
9 Middlesex E
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)

Topic Strand

Best Practices in Instruction

Primary Audience

College or University ESL Programs

Secondary Audience

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

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.

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Presenters

Lynne Anderson, Boston College
Biographical Statement

Lynne Anderson directs the English Language Learners program at Boston College.

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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.

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