What New Second Language Writing Professionals Are Doing to Break the Mold: Opportunities, Responsibilities, and Challenges

Katherine Silvester, Lindsey Ives, Tanita Saenkhum, Missy Watson

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Abstract

This session had four presentations: Entering the Fray given by Katherine Silvester; Inventing This Position: SLW Administration at a Private Technical University given by Lindsey Ives; Working Toward a Tenured WPA given by Tanita Saenkhum; and, Pushing Back at Pushback given by Missy Watson.

Panelists explore opportunities and challenges untenured L2 writing professionals face as administrators, teachers, and scholars.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Apr 8 2016
EventConference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC): Writing Strategies for Action - Houston, TX
Duration: Apr 8 2016 → …

Conference

ConferenceConference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC): Writing Strategies for Action
Period4/8/16 → …

Keywords

  • second language teachers
  • second language writing
  • tenure-track professionals

Disciplines

  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Higher Education
  • First and Second Language Acquisition

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