English Language Learners' Language and Literacy Development Through a Systemic Functional Linguistics–Based Online Summer Writing Program

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Seven
  In Roundtable Session: Multilingual and Multimodal Literacies Within and Beyond the Classroom (Table 5)

Abstract

Many ELLs in US school districts were disproportionately disadvantaged during the COVID-19 pandemic and schools’ shifts to online schooling (Sugarman & Lazarin, 2020).The current study explores an online after-school writing program that was developed to support ELLs who were facing these unprecedented challenges. Findings demonstrate that the SFL-based writing curriculum supports students to develop an understanding of written genres, voice, and a sense of audience. We also discuss how the program impacted students’ confidence and engagement in writing. Pedagogical implications describe how SFL can be used online with new instructional approaches to support ELLs’ academic writing in engaging ways.

Authors

• Kei Yatsu, Boston College
  Presenting Author

• Deoksoon Kim, Boston College
  Presenting Author

• Katrina Borowiec, Boston College
  Presenting Author

• Yoonmi Kang, Harvard University
  Presenting Author