2003 Central Region Spring Meeting
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, April 4, 2003
Room 312, Building A
Alamance Community College
1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd.
I-85/I-40 Exit 150, Graham, NC
How can I give my students who are non-native speakers helpful feedback about their essays? Which grammatical errors may be directly related to the students’ background in another language? How does culture affect a student’s approach to writing? What happens when ESL students use computer software to translate their papers into English? Sessions 1 and 2
These sessions will cover common grammatical errors for native-Spanish speaking students. They will also look into the effects of culture and the use of translation software on writing.
Session 3The session will look at the kinds of errors non-native speakers from different language backgrounds make as well as suggested strategies and resources to use with non-native speakers. Participants are welcome to bring non-native speakers’ writing samples to ask about.
Presenters- Gwen Barclay-Toy has been teaching composition and ESL since 1975, most recently at Durham Technical Community College. Her educational background is in English, linguistics, Spanish and adult education.
- Dr. Janyth Fredrickson is the Executive Vice President at Alamance Community College. Her teaching experience is in Spanish and English as a Second Language and her educational background is in Spanish, ESL and adult education.
- Clara Vega is a Spanish Instructor at Alamance Community College. She has taught Spanish for seven years. Her educational background in Spanish, adult education and medicine.
Schedule
9:30 Registration (plus coffee/tea & bagels) 10:00 Session 1 10:45 Session 2 11:30 Lunch in Room A-238 12:30 Session 3 2:30 Conference Ends Contact person
Anne Helms
Phone: (336) 506-4163
Fax: (336)578-1987
E-mail: helmsa@alamance.cc.nc.us
P.O. Box 8000
Graham, NC 27253-8000
DirectionsConference Cost (includes lunch provided by the Alamance Culinary Department)
- Members: $10.00
- Non-members: $25.00 (Become a member today. Full-time faculty can join CEI for $15.00 per year. Adjunct faculty can join for free!)
- Please bring your check made out to CEI to the registration table on April 4.
- This conference was planned with the CEI Central Region in mind, but we would be delighted to have instructors from the western and eastern regions as well!
- We are scheduled to meet in Room A-312. Look for signs for parking directions.
Registration
- You may mail in your registration form or complete the online form below. Please register by March 28, 2003, and pay when you arrive on April 4th. The meeting has limited space, so register below today. Be sure to complete each item below and then click the "Submit" button.