Bryan Meadows (Independent Scholar, Korea)
Abstract
In this online poster presentation, I will share with teachers classroom activities that serve the dual purpose of (a) promoting student social emotional learning (SEL) and (b) advancing student writing competencies. The presentation will focus on three activities that I have recently used with secondary-level English learner students in the United States. For each activity, I will introduce the materials and explain the SEL/language learning objectives. Samples of student work will be provided. The first activity is a weekly self-affirmation exercise which supports student awareness of sentence types (e.g., simple, compound, complex). The second activity is a goal-setting activity that activates student mastery of writing conventions (e.g., subject-verb agreement, capitalization, etc.). The third activity is a coping exercise where students practice sentence design. In closing, I will provide attendees with a full set of SEL competencies so that they may create related activities for their classrooms.
Poster: Online
Writing
Primarily of interest to teachers of secondary students
About the Presenter
Bryan Meadows holds a PhD in second language acquisition from the University of Arizona, USA. Over 20 years in language education, he has served English learners of various age groups and in diverse settings. His published research investigates the relationship between nationalism and language education: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4310-6337. His contact email is bryanmeadows24@proton.me.
