Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2009

Just Not Enough Time: Accelerated Composition Courses and Struggling ESL Writers

Maria Scordaras

Abstract

Although accelerated summer and winter intersession courses may appeal to developmental ESL students who are required to take several ESL/English courses before placing into first-year composition, the abbreviated time period may actually be detrimental for weaker ESL students. Two case studies are presented here that chronicle two students’ struggles in such a course.

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Teaching English in the Two-Year College
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2009-03-01
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10.58680/tetyc20097052
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first-year composition writing pedagogy advanced composition multilingual writers
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