Symposium on Second Language Writing 2019: Full Schedule

11:00 MST

Comparing second language writing process and products in computer- and paper-delivered tests

This study compares the L2 writing process and products in computer- and paper- delivered writing tests. The findings indicate differences in the L2 writing under different test modalities. Computer tests yielded more planning and revisions during writing while paper test forced deliberate pre-planning. Detailed results and implications will be discussed.

Speakers

Mingxia Zhi

Ph.D Candidate, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Thursday November 14, 2019 11:00 - 11:30 MST
Arizona (400 pax)

Roundtable, Table 1

11:30 MST

Agentic engagement in an assessment as learning oriented writing classroom context

This study will explore how three Chinese undergraduate students engage agentically with AaL-oriented activities such as criteria understanding, multiple drafting, peer-/self-assessment, and personal goal-setting/monitoring/adjusting. Multiple data including writing tests, interviews, observations, stimulated recalls, and texts could reveal how AaL influences writing performance while students are agentically engaged in writing classrooms.

Speakers

Lu Wang

PhD candidate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lu Wang is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the Faculty of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include classroom writing assessment and learner engagement.

Thursday November 14, 2019 11:30 - 12:00 MST
Arizona (400 pax)

Roundtable, Table 1

15:30 MST

Creative writing workshops as L2 instruction

This presentation argues that L2 students deserve the opportunity to enroll in L2 Creative Writing workshops, because this would allow them to use English in a way that focuses more on critical thinking than solely semantics. Learning this way would allow L2 students to excel in all areas of English.

Speakers

Stephen Gallas

Adjunct Professor of English, Lake Erie College

Thursday November 14, 2019 15:30 - 16:00 MST
Arizona (400 pax)

Roundtable, Table 1

16:00 MST

Real-life reading-to-write tasks in university settings: Authentic demands on L2 students

This study reports on real-life reading-to-write tasks in university settings in terms of the task features and required skills. Findings will inform the research and assessment community about what authentic reading-to-write tasks entail and help EAP instructors better understand the actual demands on L2 students and prepare them more effectively.

Speakers

Jihye Shin

Northern Arizona University

Fang Wang

University of Iowa

Thursday November 14, 2019 16:00 - 16:30 MST
Arizona (400 pax)

Roundtable, Table 1

16:45 MST

Voice construction in L2 writing from the reader's perspectives: A literature review

This research helps understand how researchers in L2 writing approach the voice construction in written discourse by reviewing the literature in L2 writing. The author suggests more empirical research be conducted to understand L2 writer voice construction from reader's perspective, and the meaning negotiated by writers and readers through text.

Speakers