Term

Summer 2017

Capstone

Thesis

Degree Name

MAESL

Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair

Amy Hewett-Olatunde

Secondary Advisor/Reader One

Kristina M. Herman Hill

Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two

Roya Akhavan

Abstract

This study was conducted to answer the following question: Can MALP® help raise the ELP of our EL students in writing by focusing on new activities for learning to improve linguistic complexity? Based on the existing literature, I designed my study to incorporate tried strategies pertaining to the implementation of MALP® in Writing with a focus on linguistic complexity in the classroom. I carefully documented my students’ progress using established assessments. At the end of five months, more than fifty percent of my students rose to the next level on the ELP rubric for Writing, a much more promising progress compared to previous results, leading me to conclude that MALP® is indeed an effective instructional model.

Research Methodology

Action Research, Field Study

Keywords

ESL/ ELLs, Multicultural Education, Writing

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