Teaching Second Language Writing.

Catalog description

Students examine landmark and contemporary research on second language writers in a variety of settings. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the course focuses on teaching second language writing in multicultural contexts. Topics include second language writers, characteristics of writers and texts, comparison to first language writers, writing course design, inclusive writing programs, second language acquisition and writing interface, functional writing, contrastive rhetoric, teacher and peer evaluation, assessment, teaching second language writing, and multimodal writing in digital platforms. ‎ ‎ Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D. in Literacy.