Director: Matt Moses Supervisory Staff: Julie Forgione, Desiree Evans, Zainab Shah, Bryant Contreras, Kevin Campbell Facilitator: Desiree Evans
Definition of ESL and Multilingual Writers “Many of them have grown up speaking languages other than English at home, their communities, and in schools; others began to acquire English at a very young age and have used it alongside their native language. To many, English may be the third, fourth or fifth language. Many second-language writers are highly literate in their first language, while others have never learned to write in their mother tongue. Some are even native speakers of languages without a written form” (The Conference on College Composition and Communication) Myths of Working with Multilingual or Nonnative English Speakers - taken from The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring Chapter 9. Myth#1-NNS Writers have week command of standard written English. Myth #2-NNS writers come to the Writing Center to get their grammar checked. Myth #3-I need to clean up the grammar in NNS writers’ papers before we can get to higher-order concerns. Myth #4-I need to be well versed in the terminology of English grammar and usage if I am to tutor NNS writers. Myth #5- I‘ll need to be a much more directive tutor with NNS writers. Common Grammatical Errors and Mini-Lessons - taken from A Writer’s Reference by Diana Hacker. You can also create sample sentences that you have observed in students’ writing. The accident was happened suddenly. I just returned from a vacation in Japan. There is very beautiful. Your success depends of your effort. Paula is married with Jon. Our student government is good at save money. Our hike was exhausted. We visited Great Wall of China last year. / Rob wants to be a translator for Central Intelligence Agency. We are dedicated to help the poor. / We want to helping the poor. Hostos Writing Center Library Books That Help Us Tutor Multilingual Writers 1. Teaching English as a Second Language-literature and articles from magazines and newspapers and scholarly journals on the field of teaching English language learners 2. Advanced Word Power: 300 important college vocabulary words for NNS and native speakers 3. Insights and Ideas- a beginning reader for NNS students; this book has grammar, vocabulary, main idea reading passages, and questions for oral communication practice 4. Focus on Grammar: A basic and intermediate course for reference and practice 5. Basic English Grammar 6. ESL Writers- A guide for Writing Center tutors 7. How English Works- a grammar handbook with readings for intermediate and advanced students of English. 8. Grammar In Use-intermediate level 9. Science and Society- a reading and writing text for students at the intermediate level of academic reading and writing in English as a second language