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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Writing conferences"”.
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Teacher-student interaction in one-on-one ESL writing conferences
… teachers and students interact in one-on-one ESL writing conferences, focusing on the preference structure of advice-giving, epistemic displays, and teachers’ management of students’ no knowledge claims. This study analyzes the preference structure of advice-giving activities, and shows that …
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Relationship-building through embodied feedback: Teacher-student alignment in writing conferences
… done on the interaction that takes place during writing conferences (Ewert, 2009). However, most previous studies focused on the instructional aspects of conference discourse, without considering its affective components. Yet conferences are by no means emotionally neutral (Witt & Kerssen-Griep, …
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A contrastive analysis of individual ESL writing conferences: theory, practice, and perceptions
… project investigates one-on-one and group ESL writing conference practices and instructor and student views on how these collaborative writing conferences help improve students' academic writing skills. Research provides strong evidence for the significant positive impact of writing conferences …
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The effect of a feedback system on teacher performance in writing conferences
… of two graduate teaching assistants (GTAb) in writing conferences with their students. Two sets of conferences were taped and coded for the interactions that took place and for the content transacted. I established inter-coder reliability of .84 on interactions and .87 and .89 on content …
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Student Perceptions in Conferring: A Phenomenographic Exploration of Student Perceptions on Teacher-Student Writing Conferences
… students perceive one-on-one (teacher-student) writing conferences. At least twice a year, I sit with my 9th-grade English students to discuss their writing. Together, we go over their last writing assignment. I coach them to make their writing better while pointing out positive elements of …
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Comparing ESL electronic and face-to-face pre-writing conferences and first drafts : discourse, participation, and idea transfer /
… computer-mediated written (i.e., graphic) pre-writing conferences. The participants in this study were advanced English as a second language students. The 2 types of conferences were compared in terms of textual features, participation, and the . degree to which they were on topic. Moreover, …
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An exploration of the nature of teacher/peer feedback interactions on pre-sessional English for academic purposes (EAP) courses in UK higher education.
… and by their students in teacher-student writing conferences; particularly the cadences of role construction and negotiation of viewpoints between peers in student-student writing conferences, within the context of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programmes‘ pre-sessional writing …
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Negotiating spaces: Student agency in writer’s workshop
… classrooms implemented writer’s workshop and writing conferences on a daily basis. Design. This qualitative study explored the daily interactions amongst the teacher and students in a writing classroom. This descriptive and interpretive study captured the perspectives and practices of the …
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Teaching not knowing: Reflections on a writing practice
… my high school classroom. Studying my students' writing processes and our interactions in writing conferences, I describe a philosophical stance that approaches teaching writing as improvisational, dialogic and relational. This reflection explores the conditions and attitudes which enhance our …
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Survey of Classroom Practices and Attitudes of Teachers of Young Authors
… attitudes of elementary teachers toward creative writing. The sample for this study consisted of eighty elementary teachers from southwest Missouri whose students participated in the Southwest Missouri State University Young Authors' Conferences for at least one of the past four years, including …
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GATEKEEPERS TO THE THIRD SPACE: AUTHORITY, AGENCY, AND LANGUAGE HIERARCHY IN FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION
<p>This thesis examines writing conference interactions between multilingual students and first-year composition instructors in order to understand the co-construction of instructor authority and student agency in discussions of academic writing. Multilingual approaches to first-year writing assert …
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The rich languaging practices of simultanous bilingual children: Linguistic ability, agency, and flexibility
… language abilities were evident in their school writing. Four students from the same elementary school were chosen for this study. I collected the following data over a four-month period: a report of each student’s Home Language Survey, each student’s IDEA Language Proficiency Test results (IPT) …
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Facilitation Of Language Acquisition Viewed Through An Interpretative Lens: The Role Of Authenticity
… facilitation of language acquisition by SLPs. Writing conferences were held with three third grade students diagnosed with language learning impairments. Authentic inquiry, critical moment teaching, and scaffolding were used to facilitate language growth and measured qualitatively. The growth …
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Portfolio assessment in ESL academic writing: Examining the effects of reflection in the writing process
Writing is done through a process of drafting and editing. Traditional writing assessment techniques, such as large-scale standardized tests and multiple-choice tests, are not compatible with the process-oriented curricula. Researchers and educators have started to explore other types of student …