1. College Composition Workshop – ESL
Marie Bergbauer
Sarah Saxer

2. Introduction
ESL sections of ENGL 121

3. 1. What to expect Limited vocabulary Organizational problems
Impact on paraphrasing and summarizing
Organizational problems
Interference from native language organizational patterns
Sentence level errors in sentence structure, grammar, & mechanics
Global versus local errors (triage)
Common ESL writing errors

4. 2. Correction THE WRITING PROCESS
Importance of the writing process/ drafts
Instructor suggestions on draft 1 or 2
global errors, content, logical order, thesis and topic sentences, and unity
Writing symbols to indicate errors; student corrections
Tutoring

5. 2. Correction FINAL DRAFT “A” papers may still contain local errors
ONE GRADING STRATEGY
Identify 1-2 recurring errors on each essay.
Point students to explanations, resources, and exercises.
Have students make corrections.
Reduce points on the next essay for this type of mistake.

6. 3. Resources Canvas site for ENGL 121E instructors
ESL tabs on lib guide
Online resources
Texts in DH 140

7. Questions?