The 2005 Symposium on Multilingual Student Writers:
Working with the Generation 1.5 Student Writers in Our College Classrooms
UC Berkeley College Writing Programs 2005 Symposium on Multilingual Student Writers was held on Saturday, February 26, from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The 2004 symposium explored how to best meet the needs of generation 1.5 students in our college composition classrooms. Between whole group public addresses, participants broke into small groups to discuss implementation of ideas and techniques at the classroom level.
Guest Speaker
Mark Roberge
Assistant Professor of English, San Francisco State University
and Co-Editor of CATESOL Journal
Mark has published and presented extensively on the topic of working with Generation 1.5 student writers, students who have received the majority, if not all, of their education in the United States and whose writing characteristics place them somewhere between traditional definitions of "ESL" and "basic" writers.
Bibliography of articles relevant to generation 1.5 work, compiled by Mark Roberge
Selected Publications by Mark Roberge:
"Who Are Generation 1.5 Immigrant ESL Students and What Experiences, Characteristics and Needs Do They Bring to Our Classrooms?" The CATESOL Journal 14.1 (2003): 107-130.
Generation 1.5 Immigrants in College Composition: Research, Theory, Policy, and Pedagogy. Manuscript in progress.
Selected Presentations by Mark Roberge:
"Academic Literacy Scaffolds for Generation 1.5 Students."
"Generation 1.5 Immigrant ESL Students: Identification, Assessment, and Placement."
" Making the Jump to University-Level Writing: Preparing ESL Students for Transfer to a 4-Year College."
Symposium Schedule
The symposium is divided into two sessions, each containing a short presentation followed by working groups, giving participants time to discuss and collaborate with colleagues from colleges and universities throughout northern California. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to registered participants, and all are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception following the scheduled sessions.
Morning Session: Characteristics of Generation 1.5 Students and Their Writing
- Define generation 1.5 students and their strengths and needs as writers
- Analyze the characteristics of authentic analytical writing by UC Berkeley generation 1.5 students
- Share techniques about how to address these students' characteristics in our classrooms to reframe, rethink, and modify our practice.
Afternoon Session: Strategies for Working with Generation 1.5 Students
Focused discussion on scaffolding classroom tasks and assignments to meet the needs of heterogeneous generation 1.5 populations (international, first-generation immigrant, and native-born students)
- Reading assignments
- Writing assignments
- Peer Response Assignments
Registration for the symposium and participation in working groups are free. Registration is required. Deadline for registration is February 11.
Registration
Please register by sending the following registration information to Margi Wald at mwald@berkeley.edu.
Registration Information
Please copy the following into an email, type your responses, and send the email to mwald@berkeley.edu .
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Venue and Directions
Address: UC Berkeley, Unit 2 Residential Complex, All Purpose Room (APR) 2650 Haste Street.
Please note new venue.
Due to an overwhelming response, the symposium site has been changed to accommodate a larger group of participants.
Location of the Unit 2 All Purpose Room:
UC Berkeley, Unit 2 Residential Complex, All Purpose Room (APR) 2650 Haste Street. Look for the multicolored building, Towle Hall, on the south side of Haste at College Avenue, 3 blocks south of Bancroft Way. Unit 2 is located between coordinates B3 and C3 on the UC Berkeley campus map.
Go around the west (right) side of Towle Hall (away from College Avenue). Follow the walkway to the courtyard. When you reach the courtyard, look for stairs on your left. Enter the doors on the right at the bottom of these stairs – the All Purpose Room is down the main hallway.
Transportation:
Via BART, take the Richmond line to the Downtown Berkeley station. You can then take Bus 51 south on Shattuck (turning east on Durant and then south on College). Stop at Haste Street and College Avenue. Or, take the Pittsburg/Bay Point line to the Rockridge station. You can take the 51 bus north on College Avenue to Haste Street.
If you are driving, exit I-80 at University Avenue and drive east. Turn south (right) on Shattuck Avenue. Turn east (left) on Channing Way. Haste Street is parallel to and one block south of Channing Way.
Also, you can take Highway 24 to Martin Luther King Blvd./Telegraph Avenue. Veer right off the exit ramp and turn left on Telegraph Avenue, going north. Turn east (right) at Channing Way. If you are coming from the east, take Highway 24 to College Avenue. Turn north (right) on College and then west (left) at Channing Way. Haste Street is parallel to and one block south of Channing Way.
Parking:
Parking is available for $7 at the Underhill Parking Lot on Channing Way between Bowditch and College Avenue, and at the UCB Faculty/Staff lot on Channing Way between Telegraph and Bowditch.
For further information, please contact
Margi Wald, Lecturer
College Writing Programs
University of California, Berkeley
112 Wheeler Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2500
mwald@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-3340
