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
- How to Write Clear, Concise, and Direct Sentences
- “They Say, I Say” Templates: Writing Moves
- Words That Should Not Be Used in an Academic Paper
Longer guides:
- The Right Way to Write: An Academic Writing Guide for Students
- Grammar for Academic Writing
- Your Profs Will Thank You If You Avoid These 10 Writing Mistakes
Citation
- APA Citation: The Basics (PowerPoint file will download)
- How to Create a Reference Page and Citations in MS Word
- The Purdue OWL: Citation Chart
- The Quote Sandwich: How to Quote in an Academic Paper
Cohesion and flow
Quick reads:
- Achieving Flow in Academic Writing
- Cohesion in Writing
- Does My Writing Flow?
- Revising for Style – Cohesion and Coherence
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Transitions and Coherence
- Using Transitional Expressions
Longer guides:
- Achieving Coherence in Academic Writing
- Cohesive Devices for Writing a Composition
- Creating Good Transitions (PowerPoint file will download)
- Explicit/Implicit Relationships Within and Between Sentences
- Understanding Coherence and Cohesion
Conducting research
Quick reads:
- Getting Your Research Started: Choosing a Topic
- Research Questions: Identifying What You Know and Don’t Know
- Creating a Search Statement
Longer guides:
Digital literacy
Quick reads:
Longer guides:
- Challenging the Credibility of Online Information
- Evaluating Web Content (PowerPoint file will download)
- The “CARS” Approach to Website Evaluation
Grammar
Conditionals:
Coordination and Subordination:
Modifiers:
Nouns:
Parallelism:
Sentence Fragments and Run-ons:
- Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
- Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
- Run-ons and Comma Splices
Tenses and Agreement:
- Avoiding Shifts in Tense, Person, and Voice (PowerPoint will download, must right-click on link and select “Open in new window”)
- Present Perfect in Academic Writing
- Present Perfect: “just,” “yet,” “still,” and “already”
- Present Tense vs. Progressive Tense
- Sentence Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns
- Tense Shift
- The 20 Rules of Subject Verb Agreement
- The Rules for Subject Verb Agreement: Simply Explained
- The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
- When Should We Use the Present Perfect Simple Tense?
Verbs:
Hedging
Paraphrasing
- A Guide to Paraphrasing
- How to Paraphrase or Quote Sources Correctly
- Paraphrasing Graphic Organizer (Word doc will download)
- Paraphrasing Worksheet
- Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
- The Paraphrasing Checklist
Parts of an Essay
Quick reads:
- Developing Body Paragraphs
- Guidelines for Writing a Summary with APA In-Text Citations
- Write a Three-Prong Thesis Statement
- Paragraph Structure and Clarity
- Thesis Statement vs. Topic Sentence
Longer guides:
- Index of Writing Templates
- Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
- Strong Body Paragraphs
- Writing a Conclusion
Punctuation
Quick reads:
- Brackets, Dashes, and Hyphens
- Colons and Semicolons
- Eight Basic Comma Rules
- Parentheses and Dashes
- Quotation Marks
- Reported Speech
- Semicolons
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: The Basics
Longer guides:
- Critically Reading Journal Articles (PDF file will download)
- Reading Strategies
- Thinking About How You Read
Rhetorical
- Logos, Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos – What the heck?
- Rhetorical Analysis Thesis Statements
- Rhetorical Analysis
- Tweak Your Speech: Rhetoric and Star Trek
Writing Genres
Analytical Essays:
Case Studies:
Compare and Contrast Essay:
Critical Analysis:
Literature Reviews:
Problem-Solution Essays:
Research Papers:
Response Papers:
Rhetorical Analysis Essays:
- How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay
- Rhetorical Analysis Sample Essay
- Sample Rhetorical Analysis
- Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Summaries:
- Descriptive vs. Informative Summary
- Guidelines for Writing a Summary with In-Text Citations
- How to Write a Summary Response Essay
- How to Write a Summary of an Article
- Summarizing a Scholarly Journal Article
Writing Process
Quick reads:
- Proofreading, Revising, and Editing: What’s the Difference?
- The Basic Outline of a Paper
- The Writing Process: The Five Qualities of Good Writing
Longer guides: