From Essay Assignments to Corpus: Academic Writing Through Tailored Instruction

Kara MacDonald, Nicole Brun-Mercer

Research output: Contribution to conferencePresentation

Abstract

Students write numerous essays over the course of a semester or academic year. Often they are examined as isolated pieces of writing, but collectively they can provide valuable insight to support student learning. The presenters demonstrate how to create a corpus from student-generated written work and analyze lexical and grammatical forms in that corpus to inform future instruction. Such data-driven decision-making allows teachers to adjust pedagogical practices to meet students’ specific needs, using free and easy to use corpus analysis programs.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 27 Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventCATESOL 2023 State Conference: Breaking New Ground - College of Alameda, Alameda, United States
Duration: 26 Oct 202328 Oct 2023
https://www.catesol.org/docs/catesol23_program.pdf (Conference Program)

Conference

ConferenceCATESOL 2023 State Conference
Abbreviated titleCATESOL 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAlameda
Period26/10/2328/10/23
Internet address

Keywords

  • adult
  • community college
  • corpus-informed research and teaching
  • literacy
  • reading
  • writing

EGS Disciplines

  • English Language and Literature

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