The 2006 Symposium on Multilingual Student Writers:
Responding to Multilingual Student Writers' Texts
October 14, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley Unit 2 Residential Complex
Guest Speaker:
Dana Ferris
Dana Ferris is Professor of English at California State University, Sacramento, where she teaches MA TESOL, linguistics, and multilingual writing courses and serves as the ESL (Multilingual) Writing Coordinator. Her books include Response to Student Writing: Implications for Second Language Students (2003); Treatment of Error in Second Language Writing Classes (2002), and Teaching ESL Composition: Purpose, Process, and Practice (2nd Ed., with John Hedgcock, 2005).
Symposium Schedule:
The symposium is divided into morning and afternoon 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.
2006 Symposium Files:
We invite participants to download files from the 2006 Symposium. We recommend using a broadband Internet connection (DSL, cable, T1) to download audio and video files, as they are quite large.
Video files require Quicktime Version 6.0 or higher to view.
PDF files require Acrobat Reader to view.
Morning Presentation and Group Activities:
- Introduction by Melinda Erickson and Morning Presentation by Dana Ferris (video with slides)
- Introduction by Melinda Erickson and Morning Presentation by Dana Ferris (audio only - mp3)
- Morning Presentation handout (pdf)
- Morning Group Task A (pdf)
- Morning Group Task B (pdf)
- Morning Group Task C (pdf)
- Morning Group Task D (pdf)
Afternoon Presentation and Group Activities:
- Afternoon Presentation (video with slides)
- Afternoon Presentation (audio only- mp3)
- Afternoon Presentation handout (pdf)
- Afternoon Group Task A (pdf)
- Afternoon Group Task B (pdf)
- Afternoon Group Task C (pdf)
- Afternoon Group Task D (pdf)
- The 'Grammar Correction' Debate in L2 Writing (pdf)
Bibliography: Responding to Multilingual Student Writing (pdf)
For information about current and future symposia, please contact
Margi Wald
College Writing Programs
University of California, Berkeley
mwald<AT>berkeley.edu
(510) 642-2652
The Symposium Series is sponsored by The College Writing Programs (Undergraduate Division of the College of Letters and Science) and Academic Services (Residential and Student Services Program) at The University of California, Berkeley.
