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ESL Tutorials. Identifiable Issues. Dropped/Missing A rticles Punctuation Errors Breakdown in Sentence S tructure. Order Concerns. Higher : Coherency Structured Argument Supporting Evidence Audience. Lower: Sentence Structure Grammar. What to focus on….
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Identifiable Issues • Dropped/Missing Articles • Punctuation Errors • Breakdown in Sentence Structure
Order Concerns • Higher : • Coherency • Structured Argument • Supporting Evidence • Audience • Lower: • Sentence Structure • Grammar
What to focus on… • The overall rhetorical structure of the student’s argument. • If the student insists on grammatical help, meet the student halfway by addressing some of the higher-level concerns first and, after resolving some of those issues, begin to address the lower-level concerns.
Commenting • With ESL students, be as clear and concise with comments as possible. • Try to stay away from coding when possible. Provide a full description of errors made rather than relying on error abbreviations.
Suggestions for Additional Help • Reading aloud • Helps familiarize student with English • Helps catch errors
Handouts • At the front, the University Writing Center (UWC) has two different binders full of helpful handouts that tutors are free to use and give to their appointments.
Extra Assistance • All ESL or ESOL students are allotted one-hour appointments in the UWC, if desired. • If you identify an ESL student through recognizable errors in his/her writing, feel free to inform the student of his/her ability to receive more time.