Garrett DeHond
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Synchronous (Onsite) Practical Inquiry in Peer and Teacher Tandem Response more
Sun, Apr 30, 14:00-14:25 Asia/Seoul
Digital tools like Google Docs and portfolios enable numerous affordances for peer and teacher response, but few studies have researched both practices operating in tandem. The potential of a tandem approach encourages metacognition with socialization as the teacher models, guides and interacts with student-peer groups. This potential also describes practical inquiry (PI) approaches to learning, as PI emphasizes problem solving and critical thinking by means of community. As most forms of feedback are meant to encourage critical thinking in feedback for revision purposes, this study investigates a PI approach to conducting and investigating tandem feedback. 12 students in an English composition class completed four short essay drafts, followed immediately by tandem response activities. The researcher examined response for indicators of PI labels as triggering events, explorations, integrations and resolutions. The study also investigated students’ perceptions of how these practices helped their metacognition.
Synchronous (Onsite) Guiding Students to Constructing Better Arguments more
Sun, Apr 30, 13:00-13:50 Asia/Seoul
Many EFL university students face not only challenges with English academic language but also the expectations of Western academic rhetoric. In this workshop, we'll discuss how to tailor popular argumentation models to student learners and guide them in developing critical arguments. The workshop will focus on example lesson materials and online resources for Aristotelian, Toulmin and Rogerian arguments, with some reference to other popular argumentation options as well. As many at this conference cater to a Korean audience, the presentation will also briefly touch on academic research in differences between Korean and Western rhetorical styles. While this workshop may focus more on written essays, there will be some room for discussion in spoken rhetoric (debates, presentations, etc.) as well.