One on One with Second Language Writers: A Guide for Writing Tutors, Teachers, and Consultants

Contents

Contents Introduction vii How to Use This Book xi 1 Where Do I Start? 1 2 ESL Writers: Background 16 3 Understanding the Assignment: Purpose, Conventions, and Preferences 34 4 Where to Stick It: Organizational Strategies 51 5 Expectations for Language: Cohesion and Lexis 68 6 Syntax: The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly 82 7 Punctuation: Another Foreign Language 112 8 Strategic One on One 133 Glossary 141 Useful Resources 150 Questions to Remember 154 v ...