New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching and Learning
Multilingual and Multicultural Studies Program
East Building – 239 Greene Street – 3rd floor
TESOL-GE 2810: Section 001
Research and Practice in Academic Writing for English Language Learners
Spring 2015
Instructor:
Class time:
Cille K. Longshaw
Tuesdays 4:55 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Bobst 937
* Friday workshops: Section 1: 10:00-10:50 am. Bobst 736
Office hours: 2:30 - 4:30 Tuesday and Thursday or by appointment
Telephone:
(212) 998-5469 (Teaching & Learning Department)
(609) 284-1606 (cell)
E-mail:
[email protected]
Course description
This course is designed to help students develop their academic writing skills while also
providing a theoretical background for those who plan to teach writing. Students will respond to
a range of writing assignments, produce multiple drafts and receive extensive feedback.
Through critical readings and hands-on workshops, students will also learn about key issues in
the field of second and foreign language writing and explore ideas for teaching writing.
*Please note: During the course of the semester, we will also meet for a required writing
workshop 1-2 times a month on designated Fridays. Please refer to the syllabus for actual
dates.
Course objectives
Raise awareness of your habits and preferences as a writer and as a teacher of writing
Acquaint you with major debates and trends in the field of second-language writing
Provide practical strategies for generating, improving and evaluating academic writing
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
Write clear, well-developed responses to articles
Paraphrase and cite material according to APA format
Draw upon different teaching techniques to address the needs of specific writing
communities
Create a lesson plan
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Course information and requirements
You will be expected to:
Bring a notebook (paper) to class for in-class writing.
Arrive on time to class and attend all class sessions. If you need to miss a class, please
contact me in advance. You will be responsible for any assignments missed. No more than
two absences will be excused.
Complete the required writing and readings before coming to class and be prepared to respond
to questions based on the assignments. Active participation in class is encouraged and counts
toward your final grade.
Post responses and engage in online discussions on NYU Classes throughout the semester.
Submit each writing assignment along with cover commentary to me via email the day before
class meets (unless instructed otherwise). All assignments should be typed in APA style: oneinch margins, 12 point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced.
A word about technology: Please be sensible about the use of personal technology in our
classroom. Students found using any electronic device in class for activities unrelated to the
class may jeopardize the use of devices for all students. Please silence and tuck away cell
phones. Audio recording of the class is not permitted. Photographing Powerpoint
presentations without permission is also discouraged.
Conferences with instructor: Each student will have two individual conferences with me in the
semester. You are also welcome to see me other times during my office hours.
Course and assignment information: Most of the materials and assignments for this course will
be posted on NYU Classes throughout the semester. Please check your email regularly for
updates about assignments and class meetings.
Required texts and materials
The reading assignments for this course will be based on the text listed below and on selected
articles from scholarly journals and from The New York Times. Articles will either be distributed
in class or posted on the NYU Classes site for this course under “Resources.”
Schwartz, B. M., Landrum, R. E., & Gurung, R. A. (2012). An EasyGuide to APA style.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications.
Assignments and grading
Writing assignment #1
Personal reflection paper
Required but not graded
Writing assignment #2
Summary exercise
10%
Writing assignment #3
Paraphrase exercise
10%
Writing assignment #4
Summary response paper (2 drafts)
16%
Writing assignment #5
Critical response paper I (2 drafts)
16%
Writing assignment #6
Critical response paper II (1 draft)
16%
Writing assignment #7
Lesson plan presentation and reflection
16%
Attendance and quality of participation in class and on NYU Classes
16%
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Academic Integrity
The following is adapted from the NYU Steinhardt Student’s Guide (p. 24) and from the Policies
and Procedures of the NYU Expository Writing Program (available from
http://www.nyu.edu/cas/ewp/html/policies___procedures.html)
The relationship between students and faculty is the keystone of the educational experience in
the Steinhardt School at New York University. This relationship takes an honor code for granted.
Mutual trust, respect, and responsibility are foundational requirements. Thus, how you learn is as
important as what you learn. A University education aims not only to produce high quality
scholars but also to cultivate honorable citizens.
Academic integrity is the guiding principle for all that you do; from taking exams, making oral
presentations, to writing term papers. It requires that you recognize and acknowledge
information derived from others, and take credit only for ideas and work that are yours. You
violate the principle of academic integrity when you:
• cheat on an exam;
• submit the same work for two or more different courses without the knowledge and the
permission of all professors involved;
• receive help on a take-home examination that calls for independent work;
• “collaborate" with other students who then submit the same paper under their individual names.
• give permission to another student to use your work for a class.
• plagiarize.
Plagiarism, one of the gravest forms of academic dishonesty in university life, whether intended
or not, is academic fraud. In a community of scholars, whose members are teaching, learning,
and discovering knowledge, plagiarism cannot be tolerated. Plagiarism is failure to properly
assign authorship to a paper, a document, an oral presentation, a musical score, and/or other
materials, which are not your original work.
You plagiarize when, without proper attribution, you do any of the following:
• Copy verbatim from a book, an article, or other media;
• Download documents from the Internet;
• Purchase documents;
• Report from others’ oral work;
• Paraphrase or restate someone else’s facts, analysis, and/or conclusions;
• Copy directly from a classmate or allow a classmate to copy from you.
For a very helpful self-test on what constitutes plagiarism, please visit
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/practice.html
Students with Disabilities: Any student attending NYU who needs an accommodation due to a
chronic, psychological, visual, mobility and/or learning disability, or is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
should register with the Moses Center for Students with Disabilities at 212 998-4980, 719
Broadway 2nd floor, www.nyu.edu/csd
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