Teaching Writing as Translation to Multilingual Students
Abstract
This presentation details a series of assignments presented to multilingual students in a FYW course. The scaffolded series of assignments promotes an understanding of writing as translation, an approach that potentially allows students to engage in writing as a translingual practice while deepening their rhetorical flexibility. Attendees will gain tips on how theories of translation can be integrated into the FYW class.
Teaching Writing as Translation to Multilingual Students
Room 202
This presentation details a series of assignments presented to multilingual students in a FYW course. The scaffolded series of assignments promotes an understanding of writing as translation, an approach that potentially allows students to engage in writing as a translingual practice while deepening their rhetorical flexibility. Attendees will gain tips on how theories of translation can be integrated into the FYW class.
