Supporting Faculty to Assist Multilingual and Multidialectical Students

Faculty Support

The PELS' approach to supporting multilingual and multidialectical students begins with supporting FAU faculty.

The PELS Team is available to support faculty by:

  • Hosting faculty workshops
  • Providing support material/handouts
  • Meeting with individual faculty and departments

We are happy to discuss:

  • The linguistic and cultural challenges that multilingual students face and share resources on second language acquisition
  • Effective ways of commenting on second language students' writing
  • Inclusive classroom discussions and team projects
  • Inclusive assignments and assessment practices

Faculty are at the core of our success. They play an important role as mentors for international and domestic multilingual students.

The PELS team is happy to support faculty in any way we can. We offer workshops, resources, and consultations with individual faculty and departments.

Schedule a Consultation

To schedule a consultation with the PELS team, please email camadori@fau.edu

Pels Canvas Site

PELS is in the process of developing a Canvas site, which will contain sample syllabi, handouts and support materials for students and faculty. Faculty are encouraged to join the PELS Canvas site to receive announcements about PELS courses, workshops, and events.

Faculty Workshops

Please join one of our workshops to learn more about PELS, second language acquisition, and how to support multilingual students in the classroom. We will offer faculty workshops beginning in Spring 2023.

Pels Faculty Workshops

PELS offers one-day workshops for faculty who teach multilingual/multidialectical domestic and international students. These workshops cover a range of topics on how to support multilingual student writing.

If you're interested in participating in our workshops click here.

Faculty Workshops Topics

  • How to Create Culturally Inclusive Assignments
  • Culturally Sensitive Strategies for Teaching Grammar
  • Working with Multilingual Writers

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