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Understanding Esl Writers : A Guide for Teachers;
Ilona Leki; Paperback
How do non-ESL writing teachers handle the writing of their ESL students
when there is a language barrier to hurdle? How do teacher trainees
prepare for the growing number of ESL students in U.S. schools? Full of
practical advice and applications, intended for both practicing teachers
and teacher trainees, Understanding ESL Writers: A Guide for Teachers is a
must-read for any educator seeking to establish a mutually communicative
relationship with an ESL student. Ilona Leki has spent years training ESL
teachers and teaching writing to both ESL and first language students, in
language institutes and at the university level. Here, she introduces
writing teachers to the latest thinking of ESL professionals with regard
to ESL writing. And teacher trainees just beginning their work with ESL
students will find a wealth of information orienting them to this
important aspect of their new profession. Leki examines ESL writing from
every angle: educational and linguistic contexts from which ESL writers
emerge; the forms ESL writing instruction has taken in the U.S. and
abroad; principles of second language acquisition; writing behaviors of
ESL students; types of writing assignments that may put ESL students at a
disadvantage; and errors typical of ESL learners. She also discusses ways
teachers may most effectively respond to the writing of ESL students at
both syntactic and rhetorical levels, in writing or during conferences.
Years of personal and professional encounters with ESL students inform her
section on the students themselves--their anxieties and expectations about
U.S. life, education, classrooms, and teachers come to life through
stories and conversations.