Joe Hicks CAP Project Spring 2014 Facilitating English Language Communication at the College Level for ESL

Students Assignment/Class: Literature Review for English 7701-Research Methods in Technical and Professional Writing Skills and knowledge displayed: This assignment allowed me to identify a factor in education and academia. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of facilitating English language communication at the college level for ESL students. I discussed learning theory, literature/reading, technology, collaboration, and pedagogy. I presented concepts for academic researchers and educators. Reading List: Becket, D., Benander, R., & Kumar, R. (2007). ESL students in the disciplines: negotiating the professional program track. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 35(1), 63-72. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Best, L. (1990). Freire's Liberatory Learning: A New Pedagogy Reflecting Traditional Beliefs. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED326050 Burkhalter, N. & Pisciotta, S.W. (1999). Language and identity: a reading-to-write unit for advanced esl students. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 27(2), 203208. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Carroll, J. & Dunkelblau, H. (2011). Preparing esl students for real college writing: a glimpse of common writing tasks esl students encounter at one community college. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 38(3), 271-281. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Da, J. (2003). The Use of Online Courseware in Foreign Country Instruction and Its Implication for Classroom Pedagogy. Retreived from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED479245 Dong, Y.R. (1999). The need to understand esl students native language writing experiences. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 26(3), 277-285. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Ferris, D., Brown, J., Liu, H. S., & Stine, M. E. A. (2011). Responding to L2 students in college writing classes: teacher perspectives. TESOL Quarterly. 45(2), 207-234. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/10.5054/tq.2011.247706

Hirvela, A. (2005). ESL students and the use of literature in composition courses. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 33(1), 70-77. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Ingerson, T. (2011). Helping English Language Learners (ELLS) Achieve Success (Passing Grades) in the Mainstream Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED518704 Iwai, Y. (2008). The perceptions of japanese students toward academic english reading: implications for effective ESL reading strategies. Multicultural Education, 15(4), 45-50. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ809075 Kasper, L.F. (1998). ESL writing and the principle of nonjudgmental awareness: rationale and implementation. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 25(1), 58-66. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Kasper, L.F. & Weiss, S.T. (2005). Building esl students linguistic and academic literacy through content-based interclass collaboration. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 32(3), 282-297. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Mason, K. (2006). Cooperative learning and second language acquisition in first-year composition: opportunities for authentic communication among english language learners. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 34(1), 52-58. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Matsuda, A. & Matsuda, P. K. (2010). World englishes and the teaching of writing. TESOL Quarterly, 44(2), 369-374. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/10.5054/tq.2010.222222 Nakamura, S. (2011). Making (and not making) connections with web 2.0 technology in the esl composition classroom. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 38(4), 377-390. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Scordaras, M. (2009). Just not enough time: accelerated composition courses and struggling esl writers. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 36(3), 270-279. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Shin, S.J. (2002). Understanding esl writers: second language writing by composition

instructors. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 30(1), 68-75. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/journals/tetyc/issues Traore, M., & Kyei-Blankson, L. (2011). Using literature and multiple technologies in esl instruction. Journal of Language Teaching & Research, 2(3), 561-568. doi:10.4304/jltr.2.3.561-568 Vazquez-Montilla, E., & Zhu, E. (2000). Preparing ESOL Teachers Using Web-Based Learning: Strategies and Tactics. Retreived from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED444374 Zhang, L. (2008). Constructivist pedagogy in strategic reading instruction: exploring pathways to learner development in the english as a second language (esl) classroom. Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 36(2), 89-116. Retreived from http://dx.doi.org.jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/10.1007/s11251-007-9025-6 Constraints: Five to six pages plus annotated bibliography Technologies: I used Microsoft Word, the internet, and electronic databases for this assignment.