All sessions are scheduled into rooms at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Implications for classroom practice and future research will be discussed. The presenters review components of a new ESL course for graduate students of different disciplines to improve academic communication. They survey their identification of student needs and the selection of materials to improve critical analysis, oral presentation, and classroom interaction.
Video clips show classroom instructional techniques.
This workshop discusses data collected during an ethnographic study observing how an American studies course cluster functions as a framework for ESL students to articulate their experience as they move between two cultures within the subculture of the college community. The presenter examines the debate over laws regarding intellectual property in cyberspace. He first examines some of the key court cases as well as the debate surrounding them and then discusses the possible impact of these legal issues on teaching practices. The presenters share practical experiences learned from designing departmental exams and contributing to published test banks. This poster session focuses on proactive classroom measures designed to help students recognize and avoid plagiarism through summary, paraphrase, and vocabulary development.