ERIC EJ1111748: Academic Writing for Graduate Level pdf

ERIC EJ1111748: Academic Writing for Graduate Level

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Graduate-level ESL students in Education are future multicultural educators and promising role models for our diverse K-12 students. However, many of these students struggle with academic English and, in particular, writing. Yet little research or program development addresses the specific writing-support needs of this group. This article shares curriculum development for an Academic Writing Seminar serving linguistically diverse graduate students in Education. It reports on a study of the student backgrounds, writing experiences, writing self-efficacy, and instructional feedback preferences. Most participants had low writing self-efficacy and an eagerness to receive detailed feedback on grammar and mechanics in their writing. Problems in their writing were similar to common issues in college writing, but the participants expressed a distinct willingness to share their work for peer editing and conferences. Further research is needed on ways to mobilize such strengths and provide targeted writing support for ESL graduate students in Education

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2015
• Year: 2015
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Graduate Students, Academic Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Efficacy, Feedback (Response), Writing (Composition), Teacher Education, Multicultural Education, Curriculum Development, Grammar, Student Attitudes, Peer Evaluation, Editing, Writing Instruction, Seminars, Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Multilingualism, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Likert Scales, Observation, Student Surveys, Sidman-Taveau, Rebekah|Karathanos-Aguilar, Katya

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