EAL Learners and Writers
We welcome learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL), and have compiled the following resources to support EAL learners in their writing.
Academic writing
Quick reads:
- Characteristics of Academic Style in Writing
- Comparison of Academic and Informal Writing
- How to Write Clear, Concise, and Direct Sentences
- “No No Words” That Should Not Appear in Your Paper
- Handout for They Say/ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Longer guides:
- Academic Writing and Presentation of Written Assignments
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Academic Papers
- Grammar for Academic Writing
Cohesion and flow
Quick reads:
- Achieving Flow in Academic Writing
- Cohesion in Writing
- Cohesive Devices
- Does My Writing Flow?
- Revising for Style – Cohesion and Coherence
- Topic Sentences and Transitions
- Transitional Expressions
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Transitions and Coherence
Longer guides:
- Achieving Coherence in Academic Writing
- Creating Good Transitions (PowerPoint)
- Explicit and Implicit Relationships Within and Between Sentences
- Understanding Cohesion
- Using Transitions (PowerPoint)
Conducting research
Quick reads:
- CARS Model of Research Introductions
- CARS Model Handout
- Library Databases: Why Use Them Instead of the Internet? (PowerPoint)
- What Makes a Good Research Question?
Longer guides:
- Credibility of a Source: The Credibility Challenge
- Research Article Structures
- Swales’ CARS: Creating a Research Space Model of Research Introductions
Digital literacy
Quick reads:
Longer guides:
- Evaluating Web Sources (PowerPoint)
Editing and revision
Quick reads:
- Editing Abbreviations
- Editing Checklist
- Guide to Self Editing
- Revising an Academic Essay
- Writing Checklist
Longer guides:
Formatting and citation guidance
Quick reads:
- APA Format – 6th Edition Guide
- How to Create a Reference Page and Citations in MS Word
- Long Quotations
Longer guides:
Grammar
Articles:
- The Banana Rules of Articles
- Rules for Using Articles (PowerPoint)
Clauses:
- Adjective and Adverb Clauses (PowerPoint)
- Relative Clauses
Conditionals:
Coordination and Subordination:
- Coordination and Subordination (PowerPoint)
General Grammar Guides:
- Grammar Errors Your Professor Doesn’t Want to See
- A Quotation in Support of Correct Language
- Write and Wrong – The Truth about Grammar
Modals:
- Introduction to Modals (PowerPoint)
- Using “Able To” and “Could”
Modifiers:
- Misplaced Modifiers (PowerPoint)
- Misplaced Modifiers Worksheet
Nouns:
Parallelism:
Reported Speech:
Sentence Fragments:
- Comma Splices, Run On Sentences, and Fragments
- Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences (PowerPoint)
- Fragments, Run Ons, and Comma Splices (PowerPoint)
- Fragments, Comma Splices and Run On Sentences (PowerPoint)
Subject-Verb Agreement:
- The 20 Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement in Standard English
- Is Anybody Singular?
- Rules for Subject-Verb Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement (PowerPoint)
Tenses:
- Avoiding Shifts in Tense, Person, and Voice (PowerPoint)
- Present Perfect in Academic Writing
- Present Perfect Tense – Already, Yet, Since, and For
- Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense
- Tense Shift (PowerPoint)
- The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
- When Should We Use the Present Perfect Simple Tense?
Verbs:
- Auxiliary Verbs
- The Principle Parts of Verbs (PowerPoint)
- Reporting Verbs
Hedging
Paraphrasing
Quick reads:
- How to Paraphrase a Source
- Paraphrasing Checklist
- Paraphrasing Graphic Organizer
- Repertoire of Paraphrasing Words
Longer guides:
Punctuation
Quick reads:
- Basic Comma Rules
- Colons and Semicolons
- Eleven Ways to Handle Numbers
- Parentheses and Dashes
- Quotation Marks
- Semicolons
- The Quote Sandwich
- Titles of Works – Quotation Marks vs. Italics or Underlining
Longer guides:
Reading
Quick reads:
- Critical Reading vs. Critical Thinking
- How to Read an Academic Paper
- Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Reading to Write
- Six Reading Myths
- Skimming and Scanning Strategies
Longer guides:
- Critically Reading Journal Articles
- How to Read a Book
- Reading Strategies – Skimming and Scanning (PowerPoint)
- Reading Strategies – Thinking About How You Read (PowerPoint)
- Reading Strategies Guide
- Working with Literature (PowerPoint)
Rhetorical
Quick reads:
- Logos, Ethos, and Pathos According to Star Trek
- Rhetorical Analysis Thesis Statements
- Rhetorical Analysis
- What Are Logos, Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos?
Longer guides:
- Considering Audience and the Rhetorical Situation (PowerPoint)
- Rhetorical Persuasive Appeals – Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
- Sample Rhetorical Analysis
Writing
Quick reads:
- Developing Body Paragraphs
- Guidelines for Writing a Summary with In-Text Citations
- The Basic Outline of a Paper
- The Hourglass Organizer
- The Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences
- Write a Three-Prong Thesis
Longer guides:
- Body Paragraphs – Organization and Clarity
- Defining the Thesis Statement and How to Write a Research Paper
- Index of Writing Templates
- Introductions – Putting It All Together – Lead, Bridge, and Thesis (PowerPoint)
- Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
- Strong Body Paragraphs
- Writing a Conclusion
Writing Genres
Analytic Essays:
Case Studies:
Compare and Contrast Essays:
Critical Reviews:
Summaries:
- How to Write a Summary Response Essay
- Informative and Descriptive Summaries
- Guidelines for Writing a Summary with In-Text Citations
- Quick Guide to Informative vs Descriptive Summaries
- Summarizing a Magazine Article
- Summarizing a Scholarly Journal Article
Literature Reviews:
Problem-Solution Essays:
Research Papers:
Response Papers:
Rhetorical Analysis Essays:
- How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay
- Rhetorical Analysis Sample Essay
- Rhetorical Analysis Thesis Statements
- Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Writing Process
Quick reads:
- How to Brainstorm, Organize, and Write a Rough Draft
- The Six Steps of the Writing Process (PowerPoint)
- The Writing Process: The Five Qualities of Good Writing
Longer guides:
