Instructional Note: Rethinking Class Introductions

Abstract

This instructional note explores how I used interviews, peer introductions, and video introductions to build confidence and a supportive learning community among composition students on the first day of class.

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Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
2020-12-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc202031049
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