LINGUIST List 13.1819

Sat Jun 29 2002

Qs: Callan Method/Repost, Text Evaluation

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  • Tomek Wojciechowski, Callan Method-Repost
  • Meg Wood, Research and Reading

    Message 1: Callan Method-Repost

     Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:23:32 +0200
    From: Tomek Wojciechowski <paatrykbox43.pl>
    Subject: Callan Method-Repost




    Hello! I submitted the following query (below) to linguistlist (Callan Method, 17, Jul, 2002) but I lost all the replies due to a virus. Is it possible that all of you who wrote replies could send them to me once again, that is, providing of course you saved them on your computers? I would be grateful. Regards, Tomasz. "I have been working as a Callan teacher in Poland for two years now. And, sadly enough, I must admit I see very little progress in my students. I'm quitting this job in two weeks' time. Yet, I would like to know what the opinions about the effectiveness of the method are as seen by the professional linguists. And what's wrong with the method? Well, I think there's something wrong with it. " Thanks, Tomasz Wojciechowski

    Message 2: Research and Reading

     Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:10:29 -0600
    From: Meg Wood <megwuwyo.edu>
    Subject: Research and Reading




    I'm a University of Wyoming graduate student working on the preparatory phase of my master's thesis addressing the following questions:

    a.. What is quality in student writing? a.. How is it assessed by writing teachers here at UW? a.. Is there some consensus or consistency in expectations? In assessment?

    I plan to analyze writing samples of junior/senior (W3) students in a cross-disciplinary writing course to identify observable, verifiable patterns that are indicative of "successful" writing as identified by course instructors. I will also interview the instructors, asking them what criteria they used to assess the papers and again look for patterns in the data that reflect these criteria. Finally, I will also ask for any written documents they use to identify their assessment/grading criteria.

    Can any of you suggest readings and/or steer me toward relevant research? I am seeking recommendations for publications in Applied Linguistics, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Structural Linguistics, etc. that address analyzing and evaluating texts for patterns in language usage.

    Thanks very much for your help,

    Meg Wood University of Wyoming