College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success Barbara Hall Georgia State University, [email protected]
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GALILEO, University System of Georgia GALILEO Open Learning Materials English Open Textbooks English Spring 2018 College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success Barbara Hall Georgia State University, [email protected] Elizabeth Wallace Georgia State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/english-textbooks Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Hall, Barbara and Wallace, Elizabeth, "College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success" (2018). English Open Textbooks. 14. https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/english-textbooks/14 This Open Textbook is brought to you for free and open access by the English at GALILEO Open Learning Materials. It has been accepted for inclusion in English Open Textbooks by an authorized administrator of GALILEO Open Learning Materials. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Open Textbook Georgia State University UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Barbara Hall and Elizabeth Wallace College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success This text was adapted from Business English for Success, a text adapted by The Saylor Foundation, under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Barbara Hall and Beth Wallace adapted this text in 2017 under a Grant from Affordable Learning Georgia to Georgia State University Perimeter College. Preface College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English. We open the text with a discussion on the sentence and then break it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences with paragraphs and larger academic assignments. Following that, we provide instruction in paragraph and essay writing with several opportunities to both review the fundamentals as well as to demonstrate mastery and move on to more challenging assignments. Design: We have structured the etext into three basic parts. Part I, Composing Strategies and Techniques, includes a sequenced discussion from composing effective sentences through paragraph and essay writing. This includes the prewriting and planning stages of writing as well as the revising and editing stage in the first five chapters. Part II, Language Use, Grammar, and Mechanics, is meant to be used as a grammar and mechanics handbook as well as the practice and review of idiomatic wording. Part III, All About Writing: Samples, Topics, and Rubrics, has chapters with additional writing topics for practice, sample student papers, and rubrics for evaluating writing. A Note to the Instructor College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and academic essay composition. Beginning with the sentence and its essential elements, this book addresses each concept with clear, concise, and effective examples that are immediately reinforced with exercises and opportunities to demonstrate learning. Each chapter that follows allows students to demonstrate mastery of the principles of quality writing. With its incremental approach, this book can address a range of writing levels and abilities, helping students prepare for the next writing or university course. Constant reinforcement is provided through examples and exercises, and the text involves students in the learning process through reading of student samples, problem solving, and practicing the writing process. Each chapter also has integrated examples that unify the discussion and form a common, easy-to-understand basis for discussion and exploration. We are hoping that this will put students at ease and allow for greater understanding and demonstration of mastery of the material. Return to Table of Contents 2 Tips for effective writing are included in every chapter as well. These exercises are especially helpful for working with groups of students. Clear exercises teach sentence and paragraph writing skills that lead to common English composition and documents. A Note to the Student Writing is often a challenge, especially when you are writing in a second language. If you ever felt challenged to express yourself via the written word and in particular, in another language, this book is for you. We encourage you to explore it, use the exercises as opportunities to learn new skills, and most of all, to be successful in your achievement of your course objectives and goals. This text is available free online and is the result of the dedication of many professionals who share the common goal of increasing access to educational materials for all students. Please thank your instructor for choosing an open source text! Features Exercises are integrated in each segment. Each concept is immediately reinforced as soon as it is introduced to keep students on track. Exercises are designed to facilitate interaction and collaboration. This allows for peer-peer engagement, development of interpersonal skills, and promotion of critical-thinking skills. Exercises that involve self-editing. This feature develops and promotes student interest in the knowledge areas and content. Clear internal summaries and effective displays of information are available. This contributes to ease of access to information and increases students’ ability to locate desired content. Rule explanations are simplified with clear, relevant, and theme- based examples. This feature provides context that will facilitate learning and increase knowledge retention. Easy maneuverability within sections of the book. Within the Table of Contents, you can click on the section title to go to the appropriate section of the book. Also, at the bottom of each page is a link to “Return to Table of Contents.” Real student samples that serve as good models of writing are provided. The writing samples that we have incorporated into this book come from our own college ESL students who have agreed to publication of their papers. They write like you do! They are not professional writers, but have been students in our college ESL classes. Remember: this text is meant to be adaptable and should be transformed to meet the particular needs of your ESL students. Return to Table of Contents 3 Contents Preface ......................................................................................................... 2 A Note to the Instructor ......................................................................... 2 A Note to the Student ............................................................................. 3 Features ...................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 1: WRITING BASICS – WHAT MAKES A GOOD SENTENCE? ............................................................................................ 14 1.1 Sentence Writing ............................................................................................................ 14 Components of a Sentence ......................................................................................... 14 1.2 Sentence Structure ..........................................................................................................18 Sentence Patterns ....................................................................................................... 18 1.3 Pronouns ...........................................................................................................................20 Pronoun Agreement ................................................................................................... 20 Indefinite Pronouns and Agreement .......................................................................... 20 Collective Nouns ......................................................................................................... 21 Subject and Object Pronouns ..................................................................................... 22 Relative Pronouns ...................................................................................................... 23 1.4 Adjectives and Adverbs ................................................................................................ 23 1.5 Writing basics: End-of-chapter Exercise ................................................................24 CHAPTER 2: SENTENCE VARIETY - HOW DO I REFINE MY WRITING? ............................................................................................. 25 2.1 Sentence Variety ............................................................................................................ 25 Incorporating Sentence Variety ................................................................................. 25 Using Sentence Variety at the Beginning of Sentences ............................................. 26 Connecting Ideas to Increase Sentence Variety ......................................................... 33 2.2 Coordination and Subordination .............................................................................. 38 Coordination and Sentence Combining ....................................................................