CATESOL OC Fall 2017 Workshop

Saturday, September 16, 2017 | 8:00am-12:30pm

CATESOL Orange County Chapter's Spring 2017 Workshop focuses on improving the writing skills of ESL learners. Attendees will gain insights from two featured speakers. Please note that we have moved this workshop toward the beginning of the semester to give teachers a chance to integrate ideas directly into their work immediately.

Location

UCI Division of Continuing Education
Yosemite Ballroom
510 East Peltason Drive
Irvine, CA 92617

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Agenda 
8:00-8:45       Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
8:45-9:00       Welcoming
9:00-10:15     Presentation, Part 1 
10:15-11:00   Break, Poster Session, Exhibits
11:00-12:15   Presentation, Part 2
12:15-12:30   Opportunity Drawing, Closing

Registration Fees
Members - $55 
Non-Members - $65
Student Members - $45
Student Non-Members - $55
Poster Presenters - $30 poster presenters
​Surcharge for on-site registration $15 

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Jan Frodesen

Margi Wald

Plenary Speakers

Jan Frodesen
UC Santa Barbara

Margi Wald
UC Berkeley

Context is Key
Vocabulary and Grammar Instruction for Academic Reading and Writing

How can teachers best assist their multilingual students in choosing appropriate language structures to shape, connect, and structure their ideas in academic writing? The presenters will discuss how effective word choice is dictated by a word’s grammatical and lexical context, how vocabulary choices often drive the use of grammar, and how students can use corpus-based resources such as learner dictionaries and concordancers to further develop their word knowledge and academic writing proficiency. They will also demonstrate how instructors can incorporate a range of vocabulary and grammar activities into their academic reading and writing courses. Activities will include awareness-raising “noticing” tasks as well as composing and editing practice.

​About Jan:
Jan Frodesen is the Director of English for Multilingual Students at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has taught undergraduate writing courses in the UC system for over 30 years. She also teaches graduate writing and courses in the TESOL Minor at UCSB. She has co-authored several textbooks, most recently, Exploring Options in Academic Writing. Recent research has focused on the applications of corpus linguistics to writing and pedagogical grammar.

About Margi:
Margi Wald teachers first year composition, reading, and grammar and vocabulary courses at the University of California, Berkeley. She directs UC Berkeley’s Summer English Language Studies program and co-edits the CATESOL Journal. She recently co-authored Exploring Options in Academic Writing: Effective Vocabulary and Grammar Use. Her research focuses on corpus-based material development and academic literacy development among ESL students.

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