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

Elaine Khoo; Xiangying Huo

doi:10.25071/2818-2618.10

Auteurs-es

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

DOI :

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

Mots-clés :

apprenants multilingues, pédagogie culturellement sensible, ntégrité académique, centres d’écriture, programmes co‑curriculaires, agentivité de l’apprenant, équité

Résumé

La diversité culturelle, linguistique et socioéconomique croissante des étudiant·e·s rend indispensable la réduction des inégalités auxquelles font face les apprenant·e·s plurilingues pour qui l’anglais est une troisième, quatrième ou même cinquième langue. Ces étudiant·e·s sont souvent perçu·e·s à travers une perspective déficitaire ancrée dans des valeurs coloniales occidentales et considérés comme ayant besoin de remédiation en lecture et en écriture universitaires. Le programme Reading and Writing Excellence (RWE), une initiative parascolaire non créditée, adopte une approche d’autonomisation fondée sur un modèle centré sur l’apprenant et facilité par l’enseignant. Il cherche à réduire ces inéquités en engageant les étudiant·e·s dans des pratiques qui les socialisent à l’intégrité académique et développent leur maîtrise de l’anglais universitaire, leur permettant de construire une identité d’apprenant plus confiante. Cet article analyse le programme RWE, ses fondements, sa mission et ses approches pédagogiques. Il met en évidence son efficacité à créer des environnements d’apprentissage sûrs, inclusifs et valorisants, grâce à une rétroaction personnalisée et à des interactions centrées sur l’apprenant. Les résultats montrent une amélioration des compétences en lecture et en écriture, une plus grande volonté d’écrire, et un sentiment accru d’autonomisation, faisant du RWE un modèle transférable pour promouvoir des conditions d’apprentissage plus équitables.

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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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Un espace sécurisant et courageux pour aborder les inégalités

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