by Aileen Valdes
Atlanta (4/9/2011)- UWC tutor Aileen Valdes and Dr. Kevin Dvorak presented at the 2011 Conference on College Composition and Communication in Atlanta, Georgia on April 8. Their presentation, entitled “Usando Espanol para Tutoria en Ingles: A Study of Writing Center Tutoring Sessions involving Bilingual Tutors and Students,” also included Dr. Shanti Bruce from Nova Southeastern University, and Dr. Paula Gillespie and Dariel Suarez from Florida International University.
Atlanta (4/9/2011)- UWC tutor Aileen Valdes and Dr. Kevin Dvorak presented at the 2011 Conference on College Composition and Communication in Atlanta, Georgia on April 8. Their presentation, entitled “Usando Espanol para Tutoria en Ingles: A Study of Writing Center Tutoring Sessions involving Bilingual Tutors and Students,” also included Dr. Shanti Bruce from Nova Southeastern University, and Dr. Paula Gillespie and Dariel Suarez from Florida International University.
The presentation focused on discussing how Spanish is used during writing center-based tutoring sessions between bilingual (English- and Spanish-speaking) tutors and students at two critical points during sessions: 1) to develop rapport through linguistic solidarity and 2) to work through occasional moments of confusion when words and/or ideas are clear in the primary language (Spanish) but not the secondary (English).
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