Name: Breaking the chains of the five-paragraph essay: Putting theory into action
Start: 2019-11-15T13:30:00-0700
End: 2019-11-15T15:00:00-0700

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Breaking the chains of the five-paragraph essay: Putting theory into action

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The survival of the much-reviled five-paragraph essay is partly attributable to the difficulty in communicating the benefits of genre-based writing pedagogies to teachers, curriculum designers, and material writers. The presenters discuss ways to change practices by putting L2 writing theory and research into action at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Speakers

Nigel Caplan

Professor, University of Delaware

Nigel Caplan is a Professor and Assistant Director at the University of Delaware English Language Institute, where he coordinates and teaches in UD's graduate ESL educator-preparation programs: the MA TESL degree, the Additional Certification in ESL (ACE) program, and the National... Read More →

Ann M. Johns

Professor Emerita, Linguistics & Writing Studies, San Diego State University

Ann M. Johns has devoted her professional life to the study of academic literacies, with the principal focus upon second language writing. Though she has taught at several academic levels, she is most concerned with diverse students during their first years of university--and most... Read More →

Christine Tardy

Professor of English Applied Linguistics, 1970

Christine Tardy is a Professor of English Applied Linguistics at the University of Arizona, where she teaches courses in TESOL, applied linguistics, and second language writing to undergraduate and graduate students. Her research interests include second language writing, genre theory... Read More →

Ulla Connor

Chancellor's Professor of English, Indiana Univeristy

Ulla Connor is Chancellor’s Professor of English and Director of the International Center for Intercultural Communication at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. A native of Finland, she has taught ESL and EFL on five different continents. Her research has focused... Read More →

Deborah Crusan

Professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics, Wright State University

Deborah Crusan is Professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, where she teaches in the MATESOL program. Her work has appeared in numerous academic journals and edited collections focusing on second language writing. Her research interests include... Read More →

Estela Ene

Associate Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

The 31-credit hour Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is a professional degree that prepares graduate students to become effective teachers of English to adult learners who speak other native languages, both in the U.S. and abroad. The... Read More →

Todd Ruecker

Associate Professor of English and Director of Core Writing, University of Nevada, Reno

Todd Ruecker is Associate Professor of English and Director of Core Writing at the University of Nevada, Reno. His work explores the increasing diversity of educational institutions and advocates for institutional and policy changes to support multilingual student and teacher success... Read More →

Friday November 15, 2019 13:30 - 15:00 MST
Arizona (400 pax)

Colloquium

Symposium on Second Language Writing 2019