Reading and Writing Excellence Program: A Safe and Brave Space to Address Inequities

Elaine Khoo; Xiangying Huo

doi:10.25071/2818-2618.10

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Elaine Khoo University of Toronto Scarborough
Xiangying Huo University of Toronto Scarborough

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https://doi.org/10.25071/2818-2618.10

Schlagworte:

mehrsprachige Lernende, kultursensible Pädagogik, akademische Integrität, Schreibzentren, außercurriculare Programme, Handlungskompetenz der Lernenden, Gerechtigkeit im Hochschulwesen

Abstract

Die zunehmende kulturelle, sprachliche und sozioökonomische Vielfalt in der Studierendenschaft macht es notwendig, Ungleichheiten in den Lernbedingungen zu adressieren, die mehrsprachige Lernende betreffen, für die Englisch eine dritte, vierte oder sogar fünfte Sprache ist. Diese Studierenden werden oft durch defizitorientierte, in westlich‑kolonialen Werten verankerte Perspektiven betrachtet und gelten als Personen, die im akademischen Lesen und Schreiben zusätzliche Förderung benötigen. Mit einem Empowerment‑Ansatz, der auf einem von Lernenden gesteuerten und von Lehrenden unterstützten Modell basiert, versucht das Reading and Writing Excellence (RWE)‑Programm, eine nicht kreditierte, außercurriculare Initiative, solche Ungleichheiten zu verringern. Es fördert die Auseinandersetzung mit akademischer Integrität und stärkt die Kompetenz im akademischen Englisch, sodass Lernende selbstbewusste Identitäten für die englischsprachige Kommunikation entwickeln können. Dieser Artikel bietet eine kritische Analyse des RWE‑Programms, einschließlich seiner Begründung, Zielsetzung und pädagogischen Ausrichtung. Er hebt die Wirksamkeit des Programms bei der Schaffung sicherer, inklusiver und empowernder Lernumgebungen hervor, unterstützt durch personalisiertes Feedback und lernendenzentrierte Interaktionen. Die Auswirkungen zeigen sich in gesteigerter Schreibbereitschaft, verbesserten Lese‑ und Schreibfähigkeiten sowie einem gestärkten Empowerment der Studierenden. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen das Potenzial des RWE als übertragbares Modell zur Förderung gerechterer Bedingungen für unterschiedliche Lese‑ und Schreibbedürfnisse.

Autor/innen-Biografien

Elaine Khoo, University of Toronto Scarborough

Elaine Khoo, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) at the University of Toronto
Scarborough (UTSC). She founded the English Language Development (ELD) support program to proactively address diverse language development needs in ways that counter the deficit
narrative of students with low English language proficiency. She has incorporated her research
interests, which include positive pedagogy in higher education, internationalization, technology-supported language learning, inclusive practices in academic integrity, language learning
motivation, second language writing, and vocabulary studies, into ELD programs to empower
students to gain accelerated progress in academic reading, writing, and oral communication.

Xiangying Huo, University of Toronto Scarborough

Xiangying Huo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at University of Toronto Scarborough. She was a professor of English in China for over a decade and a visiting scholar at Michigan State University. She has taught academic writing across the curriculum at the University of Toronto, York University, and OCAD Art and Design University in the past ten years. Xiangying’s research interests include writing studies, applied linguistics, ESL/EFL policy and pedagogy, Writing Center studies, anti-racism education, language ideology, World Englishes, intercultural and cross-cultural teaching and learning, and internationalization in higher education. She has presented her research widely at national and international conferences and is the author of Higher Education Internationalization and English Language Instruction: Intersectionality of Race and Language in Canadian Universities (2020, Springer). Xiangying is passionate about discovering students’ strengths, voices, and agency and customizing her pedagogy to help her students thrive on their academic journeys.

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Reading and Writing Excellence Program

Ein sicherer und mutiger Raum zur Auseinandersetzung mit Ungleichheiten

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