EAL Writers and Peer Tutors: Pedagogies that Resist the “Broken Writer” Myth
Writing centres offer a safe space for writers, including English-as-additional-language (EAL) students, to negotiate meaning and become more <luent with academic writing genres. However, a disconnect still exists between the writer-centred principles that inform WC tutoring practice and the perv...
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Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing
2019-12-01
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| description | Writing centres offer a safe space for writers, including English-as-additional-language (EAL) students, to negotiate meaning and become more <luent with academic writing genres. However, a disconnect still exists between the writer-centred principles that inform WC tutoring practice and the pervasive myth that writing centres repair “broken” writing. An analysis of data from a writing centre’s client reports, as well as peer tutors’ comments and student writing samples, indicates that a student’s language membership does not predict types of writing challenges or errors. This <inding inspired a roundtable discussion about pedagogical approaches that not only empower EAL students but help writing centres resist the “broken writer” myth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bdf62824c0284f0a9092dbc61283faab2022-12-22T00:38:18ZengCanadian Association for the Study of Discourse and WritingDiscourse and Writing/Rédactologie2563-73202019-12-01291238242doi.org/10.31468/cjsdwr.731EAL Writers and Peer Tutors: Pedagogies that Resist the “Broken Writer” MythDaniel Chang0Amanda Goldrick-Jones1Simon Fraser UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityWriting centres offer a safe space for writers, including English-as-additional-language (EAL) students, to negotiate meaning and become more <luent with academic writing genres. However, a disconnect still exists between the writer-centred principles that inform WC tutoring practice and the pervasive myth that writing centres repair “broken” writing. An analysis of data from a writing centre’s client reports, as well as peer tutors’ comments and student writing samples, indicates that a student’s language membership does not predict types of writing challenges or errors. This <inding inspired a roundtable discussion about pedagogical approaches that not only empower EAL students but help writing centres resist the “broken writer” myth.https://journals.sfu.ca/dwr/index.php/dwr/article/view/731eal students |
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| title | EAL Writers and Peer Tutors: Pedagogies that Resist the “Broken Writer” Myth |
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| title_short | EAL Writers and Peer Tutors: Pedagogies that Resist the “Broken Writer” Myth |
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