As the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) population at WPI grows, WPI will need an ESL-centric curriculum as well as trainings and workshops for tutors and tutees that address the gaps in ESL education. This paper reviews expert literature on ESL writing support to answer what obstacles ESL students face with writing at the college-level and what sort of help with writing ESL students need. It also reports on existing online writing support at other academic institutions and professional ESL websites, and inventories writing support in various programs at WPI and at the WPI writing center. Drawing on these data sources, this paper provides recommendations on how to improve and expand upon current resources.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Moussavi-Aghdam, Raha

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041111-111714

Advisor

• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-04-11

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Professional Writing

Rights statement

• In Copyright