Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hAJMXdm20307; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:33:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:33:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <014e01c3aeec$c5059c60$6402a8c0@TommyCompaq> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Tommy B. McDonell" <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9640] Re: Advanced, non-academic writing X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3139 Lines: 86 I too could use a book recommendation but for academic writing. I'm teaching graduate EFL students to write. While the university thinks they need help with plagiarism etc. (as they do), I plan to center it around them teaching writing while having them write. So any articles or books you all recommend or ideas would be greatly appreciated!! T Tommy B. McDonell Adjunct Instructor, Marymount Manhattan College tmcdonell@mmm.edu Doctoral Candidate in TESOL-NYU tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu 212-929-6768 home before 10PM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Lerew" <ylerew@lsssd.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9639] Re: Advanced, non-academic writing > Sue, > Thanks for the book recommendation. This sounds like something that would > be useful for us also. Could you please give me the publisher info? > Thanks! > Yvonne Lerew > At 03:13 PM 11/19/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >I taught an ESL intermediate non academic writing class at a community > >college and we used a very good book - Ready to Write by Karen Blanchard & > >Christine Root. This series comes in three levels - beginning > >(concentrates on writing good topic sentences and introduces paragraph > >development), intermediate (paragraph development and different types of > >paragraphs, advanced (expanded paragraph development and essay writing). I > >used both the intermediate and advanced books because I had quite a > >variance in the individual levels of the students and found the book to be > >both instructor and student friendly. > > > >Sue McGilloway > >Adjunct Faculty > >Howard Community College > >Columbia, Maryland > >msmcgilloway@msn.com > > > > > >>From: "CC - Amanda Harrison-Perez, Immigration & Refugee"@nifl.gov > >>Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov > >>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9636] Advanced, non-academic writing textbooks > >>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:35:40 -0500 (EST) > >> > >>I am planning to offer a writing class for a group of advanced students (SPL > >>6-8 and beyond) in connection with the Employment Services program in my > >>agency. Through discussions with several of the potential participants, I > >>have found out that they have the following goals for a writing class: > >>1. Improve spelling > >>2. Improve punctuation and sentence structure. > >>3. Practice real-world writing (i.e. memos, e-mail, short reports, etc.) > >>They are not interested in academic writing. Several expressed interest in > >>dictations as a way to work on their spelling; they want the connection > >>between the oral and written word. > >> > >>Can anyone recommend a textbook or a combination of textbooks that would be > >>useful in such a writing class? > >> > >>Thank you. > >> > >>Amanda S. Harrison-Perez > >>ESL Program Manager > >>Catholic Charities' Immigration and Refugee Services > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, > >free parking. http://shopping.msn.com > > >
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