Position Papers & Publications
CATESOL | ASCCC | FACCC | NCTE & CCCC
ECCTYC — English Council of California Two-Year Colleges
Position Statements
- Teaching Writing in the Community College: Implications for English Faculty and Community Colleges (2002)
- “Re-Visioning Matriculation” (1992)
Resolutions
- On Consultation for College English Policies, Proposals, and Decisions (2004 October 22)
- Calling for Maintenance and Expansion of English AA Degrees at California’s Community Colleges (2004 October 22)
- Affirming ECCTYC’s Resolution on the Minimum English Composition Requirement for Graduation with an Associate Degree (2004 October 21)
- Minimum English Composition Requirement for Graduation with an Associate Degree (2003)
- Composition Courses Taught in Compressed Time Frames (2002)
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CATESOL — California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Visit the CATESOL Publications Page for all CATESOL, publications, ordering information, and position statements including statements on
- the Role of English as a Second Language in Public Schools Grades K-12
- the Role of English as a Second Language in Public Postsecondary Education
- the Differences Between English as a Second Language and Basic Skills Instruction at Post-Secondary Levels
- the Need to Increase Full-Time, Permanent Teaching Staff in Adult or Community College Non-Credit ESL Programs (updated 2/97)
- Language Policy
- Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (Sheltered English)
- Distance Education for Non-Native Learners of English
- Degree-Applicable Credit ESL Courses in Community Colleges
- Proposition 187
- Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners, Grades K-12
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ASCCC — Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Visit the ASCC Publications Page to find ASCC publications, ordering information, and position statements including
- Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning
- Academic Literacy: A Statement of Competencies Expected of Students Entering California’s Public Colleges and Universities
- Student Equity: Guidelines for Developing a Plan
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FACCC — Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Visit the FACC Publications Page and the FACC Research Reports Page for publications and position statements.
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NCTE & CCCC — National Council of Teachers of English & Conference on College Composition & Communication
Visit the NCTE Publications Page and the CCCC Position Statements Page for statements and guidelines on subjects such as
- Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Writing in Digital Environments
- the Ethical Conduct of Research in Composition Studies
- Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Human Participants
- Writing Assessment
- Scholarship in Composition: Guidelines for Faculty, Deans, and Department Chairs
- Students’ Right to Their Own Language
- the Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of Writing
- Principles and Standards for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing
- Professional Guidance
- the Ethical Treatment of Students and Student Writing in Composition Studies