Name: Assessing paraphrasing and note-taking of ESL students
Start: 2014-03-13T18:30:00+0400
End: 2014-03-13T19:15:00+0400

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Assessing paraphrasing and note-taking of ESL students

ESL students need to develop their paraphrasing and note-taking skills in order to avoid plagiarism. Testing the acquisition of such skills can be challenging. The presenter will describe how she has developed and administered a test assessing paraphrasing and note-taking skills in ESL contexts. Target audience: English teachers.

Speakers

Yasmine Soheim

Teaching Fellow, MA TESOL Program, The American University in Cairo

Yasmine Soheim, MA TESOL, teaches Freshmen undergraduates Rhetoric & Composition courses at the American University in Cairo. Soheim's teaching methods are enlightened by her interest in research.

Thursday March 13, 2014 18:30 - 19:15 GMT+04
Crystal Ballroom B

Testing and Assessment