CCCC Second Language Writing Standing Group

CCCC Second Language Writing Standing Group Standing Group is a standing group of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).

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Thanks so much to all of our panelists! We'll be moving into roundtables.

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Answer: having coffee with people *is* the job. Making connections means you get to share the labor. This nurtures relationship-rich education.

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Audience question: how do you manage the labor of coalition building?

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Answer: grammar can be part of a rhet/comp curriculum and rhet/comp can be part of a grammar curriculum. Some of the disciplinary divisions of labor have swung too far apart instead of working together.

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Audience question: Should curriculum developers compromise by adding grammar to courses to appease folks who think international students need it?

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Answer: gradual entrance. Tutors aren't there all the time but instead make strategic appearances and roles are explained clearly to students. Allowing time and space to get to know each other.

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Audience question: how do you nurture the relationship and power dynamics between the instructor and tutor in the classroom?

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Answer: the literature sometimes uses different terms, but in this case, "fellows" is a way to distinguish tutors who are participating in the program. Other terms considered were "multilingual tutor specialist." The goal was to choose a name that honored their expertise.

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Audience Q: what is the difference between "fellows" and "embedded tutors"?

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Answer: all tutors go through semester-long training led by WC director + 3 embedded workshops on SLW and local contextual needs

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Audience Q: how much training do the tutors get in pedagogy/teaching?

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English support is often seen as ancillary to the university; creating connections between IEPs and Writing Programs can create coalitional, cohesive support for international students.

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SLW expert faculty are often excluded from upper-admin conversations about recruiting multilingual, international students.

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Abundance is not always a positive word. Overabundance isn't always a good thing.

More international students without more, revitalized support programs doesn't spell success.

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International students are frequently placed into non-credit-bearing, multi-semester linguistic pathway programs before getting to take classes that domestic students often start off in.

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International students are usually seen as $$$ instead of students who need longitudinal support.

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Jay Jordan (@UUtah) will be talking about international students arriving at U.S.-based universities and creating support for them.

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Sharing responsibility means helping students make connections to others across campus: allies for multilingual students and kairotic moments.

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No one knows what all of the campus resources are when threads connecting them don't exist. We should be looking to weave those threads, helping sites of support also see themselves as "responsible" for multilingual students.

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A SLW experts, we sense an ethical responsibility to support multilingual students. #cccc2024 #slw