Policies and Practices in Foreign Language Writing at the College Level: Survey Results and Implications

Autor/in	O'Donnell, Mary E.
Titel	Policies and Practices in Foreign Language Writing at the College Level: Survey Results and Implications
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 40 (2007) 4, S.650-671 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2007.tb02886.x
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Second Language Learning; Writing Instruction; Teaching Assistants; Higher Education; Internet; Surveys; Administrator Attitudes; Educational Policy; Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; French; German; Spanish; English (Second Language); Revision (Written Composition) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schreibunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Französisch; Deutscher; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korrektur
Abstract	This article contains results from an online survey that asked 66 college-level language program directors of French, German, and Spanish in (he United States about policies and procedures governing foreign language writing at their respective institutions. Survey categories included (1) general Information, (2) Information regarding practices and treatment of drafts, (3) policies and procedures regulating instructors' response to students' writing, and (4) mechanisms for providing feedback. Results indicate that the size of the program and the professional level of the instructors were the primary factors influencing how writing was treated. More specifically, larger programs-in particular those with teaching assistants-were more likely to have established policies and procedures regulating treatment of foreign language writing. The article includes survey implications and pedagogic recommendations. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10