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ESL college writing in the mainstream classroom.(english as second language)
Abstract
Some attention has been given to non-native writers' performance in the ESL classroom, but no studies to my knowledge have examined ESL student writers' achievement in the mainstream college classroom. With a survey of college writing instructors, this study investigates ESL students' success in writing courses designed for native speakers. The main findings indicate that linking courses on social issues with writing courses can benefit ESL students and that teachers should take advantage of their ESL students' ability to transfer writing skills between languages.
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