Working with ESL Writers: Turning Up and Down the Hierarchy.

Slocum, Sheryl

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ERIC Number: EJ668448

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Working with ESL Writers: Turning Up and Down the Hierarchy.

Slocum, Sheryl

Learning Assistance Review, v8 n1 p40-42 Spr 2003

Discusses a hierarchy of concerns tutors can use in working with ESL writers. Suggests that the student's understanding of the assignment, development of a thesis, logical organization, and fully developed ideas all supplant minor issues, such as improper use of the definite article or subject/verb agreement. (NB)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Tutoring, Tutors, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Vertical Organization, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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