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Shanda H. Easterday replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHi Pedro, I often encounter minorities in my classrooms, and, because they are online classes, I sometimes feel handicapped when I respond to them. They cannot see my smile or the twinkle in my eye as I try to reassure them that their command of English is excellent but spelling, grammar, language usage and sentence structure problems are g…[Read more]
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Pedro Esteban Ponce started the topic Minority Students and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHello:
I recently observed a colleague making disparaging remarks about the language skills of an ESL student. While my colleague believed the student’s English was weak, I thought there was noticeable development. The difference in perception made me wonder if U.S. minority students and/or students in the U.S. from abroad experience problems in…[Read more]
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Pedro Esteban Ponce started the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHello:
I recently observed one of my colleagues make inaccurate assumptions about the language skills of an ESL student. My colleague thought the student’s English was weak, but I disagreed. In mulling over this situation, I began to wonder if U.S. minorities and/or students from abroad encounter problems in writing classrooms distinct to these…[Read more]
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Cynthia L. Selfe replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI support this petition for an MLA Literacy Studies forum.
Cynthia L. Selfe, Ohio State University
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHi, everyone! We’re thrilled that you’re all in support of the new Literacy Studies forum. Please do be sure to head over there and sign the petition; that’s the venue of record for such declarations. (And don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!)
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Giovanna Covi replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI support this petition.
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Joshua Begley replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI support this forum as well.
Joshua Begley, Full Sail University
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John B. McClain replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoPlease add my name to the petition.
John McClain, College of the Desert, UC Berkeley
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Peter R Jacoby replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI also strongly support a literacy studies forum.
~ Peter R Jacoby, San Diego Mesa College
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Marylou Gramm replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI strongly support a literacy studies forum.
Marylou Gramm, University of Pittsburgh
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Harold Henry Hellwig replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI support this.
H. Hellwig
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Bert Barry replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI certainly am in favor of a Literacy Studies forum.
Bert Barry
Saint Louis University
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Mary Parish replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoThis is a great idea. I support this forum.
Mary Parish, Duquesne University
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Jean Ferguson Carr replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoI support such a forum. Great idea.
Jean Ferguson Carr, University of Pittsburgh
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Sonia Nora Feder-Lewis replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoA very important topic–I support the forum very strongly.
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Charles J. Gaspar replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoGreat. I support this also.
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Anne W. Anderson replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoExcellent! Thank you for letting us know.
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bonnie lenore kyburz replied to the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHey Cheryl! Yes, agreed. In this case, more is more!
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Cheryl E. Ball started the topic Petition for Literacy Studies forum in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoDear Teaching of Writing forum members:
MLA has tentatively approved a new forum for Literacy Studies under the Rhetoric and Writing Studies group, but it needs 35 MLA members to sign the petition by June 15 in order for the forum to make for the 2014 year. Currently, 8 people have signed the petition, which is located here:…[Read more]
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Susannah Mary Chewning started the topic Committee for the Community College MLA 2015 Calls for Papers in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Committee for the Community College is sponsoring two sessions at the MLA Convention in Vancouver in January of 2015:
The End of Remediation? Papers can address issues related to the future of Developmental studies, including but not limited to accelerated learning, performance-based funding, the Common Core, and the completion agenda.…[Read more]
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