Writing Better English for ESL Learners, Second Edition

by Ed Swick

Author	: Ed Swick
Publisher	: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages	: 252
Release	: 2009-05-20
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0071702024

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Write in English like a native speaker! Taking a developmental approach to improving writing skills, Writing Better English helps you increase your levels of proficiency in both grammar and vocabulary. Before tackling sentence structures, the book helps you reinforce those grammar elements you may have trouble with, like verb tenses and pronouns. You'll then expand your written communication abilities through comprehensive explanations, skill-building exercises, and practical writing activities.

ESL Writers

by Bennett A. Rafoth

Author	: Bennett A. Rafoth
Publisher	: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2009
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 9780867095944

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This book's focus on the different types of ESL learners, such as students from different countries, students of various academic levels, and Generation 1.5 Learners, is remarkable. It is a very useful book, and we frequently refer to it in our Writing Center. -Franziska Liebetanz Writing Center Director, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) Do you have second language students in your writing center? Do you have peer writing tutors? If so, here is the very book you and your tutors have been hoping for! -Harvey Kail Writing Center Coordinator, University of Maine The second edition of ESL Writers continues to be the single most useful resource for tutor education on ESL matters....Writing center professionals will find the text to be an invaluable addition to their staff education program. Writing center tutors and consultants will benefit from the comprehensive review of L2 tutoring practice. -Clint Gardner Former president, International Writing Centers Association Writing centers are seeing more and more kinds of ESL students. That's why the much-loved ESL Writers (winner of the International Writing Centers Association's Outstanding Scholarship Award for Best Book) has changed with the times to reflect the expanding diversity of writing center students. The Second Edition features five totally new essays and has been thoroughly revised to be more useful than ever. ESL Writers, Second Edition: expands the definition of students and tutors with respect to their linguistic backgrounds, describing specifically the characteristics of a variety of English learners, including bilingual writers, Generation 1.5ers, recent immigrants, and foreign students who need support with academic English in a new first chapter focuses greater attention on the diversity of cultural and literacy identities among students and tutors addresses tutors' most frequently asked questions about helping ESL writers with English grammar outlines methods for succeeding with tutoring ESL writers online as well as tips for common pitfalls. Filled with suggestions and strategies based on a rigorous combination of experience, research, and theory, ESL Writers, Second Edition, remains a tutor's top resource for working with English learners.

Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners, Second Edition

by Danielle Pelletier DePinna

Author	: Danielle Pelletier DePinna
Publisher	: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages	: 419
Release	: 2019-09-03
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 126045519X

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Get the skills you need to begin communicating in English quickly and easily! Communicating in a new language can be intimidating. This accessible guide will give you the tools and confidence to understand and converse in English with confidence. Based on the idea that the quickest route to learning a language is through a solid foundation in the basics, Easy English Step-by-Step, Premium Second Edition presents a successful building block approach to mastering English, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers. The first steps introduce you to the everyday expressions of the language, allowing you to communicate in a variety of everyday situations almost immediately. Gradually, a series of interconnected steps takes you from simple to more challenging concepts at your own pace. After working through these exercises, you'll have a better grasp of the language along with the knowledge and skills you need to handle English with confidence. The accompanying McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app is packed with streaming audio recording to help you improve your English pronunciation and fluency. Easy English Step-by-Step, Premium Second Edition features: Easy-to-understand grammar explanations with multiple examples Realistic conversations for practical situations, from shopping to getting around town and making friends Helpful communication strategies, including the use of gestures and body language Exercises to test what you’ve learned and measure your progress Audio recordings of exercise answer keys throughout the book, via the exclusive McGraw-Hill Education Language

Writing in English: Step by Step

by Elizabeth Weal

Author	: Elizabeth Weal
Publisher	: Tenaya Press
Total Pages	: 198
Release	: 2013-08-18
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 9780979612824

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This book was written for ESL students whose written work looks like this: "It was a busy day at the store. She was a talk on the phone. She not want buy candy for child. He wasnt early his date, he buy eggs but his child she play." In this book, students progress slowly and methodically, with ample writing practice each step of the way. The book starts with the basics the difference between a word, sentence, and paragraph; the difference between a paragraph and a list; how to distinguish complete from incomplete sentences and moves forward from there. Students shed bad usage and punctuation habits early as they learn to edit their work and progress from writing simple paragraphs to writing paragraphs with more varied and complex sentences. This book s methodology is simple; each chapter includes short lessons in grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics that students work through in preparation for an end-of chapter writing assignment that, in most cases, is based on a personal experience.

Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Grammar for ESL Learners, Second Edition

by Mark Lester

Author	: Mark Lester
Publisher	: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages	: 249
Release	: 2017-08-25
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 1260010872

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Take your English Grammar skills to the next level and speak with confidence! To fully understand how to speak English effectively you must move beyond the fundamental principles of grammar and tackle more sophisticated sentence constructions. Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Grammar for ESL Learnersfocuses on intermediate- to advanced-level topics to help you create more complex, meaningful sentences and communicate more naturally. Instead of just applying sets of rules, Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Grammar for ESL Learners helps you better understand the nuances of the language and develop your skills and confident as a native speaker by providing easy-to-absorb explanatory materials, examples, and exercises. Inside you will find: •Dozens of exercises in formats suited to your learning style •Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point •A detailed answer key for quick, easy progress checks •Diagnostic exercises, new to this second edition, that help identify topics that require special attention Learn the Ins and Outs of: Non-count nouns • Possessives formed with of • Articles and quantifiers • Deriving adjectives from verb participles • Key rules for verb forms and tenses • Modal auxiliary verbs • Get passives • Restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses •Identifying gerunds and infinitives • The use of noun clauses

Teaching English to Second Language Learners in Academic Contexts

by Jonathan M. Newton

Author	: Jonathan M. Newton
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 295
Release	: 2018-02-07
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 1317236548

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Teaching English to Second Language Learners in Academic Contexts: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking provides the fundamental knowledge that ESL and EFL teachers need to teach the four language skills. This foundational text, written by internationally renowned experts in the field, explains why skills-based teaching is at the heart of effective instruction in English for academic purposes (EAP) contexts. Each of the four main sections of the book helps readers understand how each skill—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—works and explains what research has to say about successful skill performance. Pedagogically focused chapters apply this information to principles for EAP curriculum design and to instructional activities and tasks adaptable in a wide range of language-learning contexts. Options for assessment and the role of digital technologies are considered for each skill, and essential information on integrated-skill instruction is provided. Moving from theory to practice, this teacher-friendly text is an essential resource for courses in TESOL programs, for in-service teacher-training seminars, and for practicing EAP teachers who want to upgrade their teaching abilities and knowledge bases.

Reading and Writing with English Learners

by Valentina Gonzalez

Author	: Valentina Gonzalez
Publisher	: SEIDLITZ EDUCATION, LLC
Total Pages	: 143
Release	: 2020-09-15
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 1732194874

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Reading & Writing with English Learners offers kindergarten through fifth grade reading and writing educators a user-friendly guide and framework for supporting English learners in balanced literacy classrooms. Authors Valentina Gonzalez and Melinda Miller lead readers in exploring the components of Reading & Writing with English Learners with a special eye for increasing the effectiveness of instructional methods and quality of instruction to serve English learners. This book shares practical and effective techniques for accommodating reading and writing instruction to design learning that simultaneously increases literacy and language development. Reading & Writing with English Learners was written for: • K-5 Classroom Teachers • ESL Teachers • Reading and Writing Instructional Coaches • District Leaders Reading & Writing with English Learners includes: • the components of Reading & Writing Workshop • accommodations that support English Learners • high yield practices for Reading & Writing Workshop during remote teaching • the role of phonics • a culturally inclusive booklist • activities that support Reading & Writing Workshop And more!

When English Language Learners Write

by Katharine Davies Samway

Author	: Katharine Davies Samway
Publisher	: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages	: 216
Release	: 2006
Genre	: Education
ISBN	:

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She documents the ways they think, the products of their learning, and their progress as writers.

ESL Intermediate/Advanced Writing

by Mary Ellen Munoz Page

Author	: Mary Ellen Munoz Page
Publisher	: Research & Education Assoc.
Total Pages	: 306
Release	: 2013-01-01
Genre	: Study Aids
ISBN	: 0738666823

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Master ESL (English as a Second Language) Writing with the study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation. DETAILS - Intermediate drills for improving skills with parallel structure, mood, correct shifting errors & dangling participles - Advanced essay drills focusing on narrative, descriptive, process, reaction, comparison and contrast - Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)