Tutor Training: ESL and Developmental Learners

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Teach, Don’t Tell Working with English as a Second Language and Developmental Learners

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A description of tutoring strategies for ESL and Developmental Learners in the 2-year community college setting.

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  • 1. Teach, Dont Tell Working with English as a Second Language and Developmental Learners

2. Ten Tips for a Successful Tutorial 1. Explain the goals, procedures, and participant roles for a tutorial. 2. Emphasize the assignment. 3. Emphasize the planning. 4. Emphasize the content and organization. 5. Ask if students would prefer to read or to listen. 6. Concentrate on the macro-structurethe entire piece of writing. 7. Read through mistakes that do not interfere with your understanding. 8. If some language related issue seriously interferes with your understanding, either stop reading and try to identify the problem or mark that place in the text for your attention when you finish reading. 9. Emphasize vocabulary development. 10.Emphasize proofreading strategies. 3. Honest and Compassionate Tutoring 1. Be realistic 2.Be honest 3.Be interested 4. DePaul Writing Center: The Breakroom S01E01 "The Mime" 5. LocusofDirection Let the student decide, even if it kills you. Your role as consultant: directive vs. nondirective 6. Identifying and Correcting Errors 7. ESL -ing 1. Show an interest 2. Identify problems 3. Plan for long-term success 8. Asking the Right Questions 1. Ask students to identify areas they need to work on. 2. Ask students to point out areas where they struggled to make word choices. 3. Identify the places where you dont understand or identify an error. 4. Take one or two pages and underline all the errors without correcting them. 5. Explain what you can, and dont be afraid to use references! 9. Strategies for Tutoring Sessions Validate the students need for help with lower order concerns. Prompt them to discuss other concerns in the paper. Always have them explain their assignment. When you get to a trouble area, ask the student what they mean or get them to tell you more about the idea. 10. Strategies for Tutoring Sessions (cont.) Negotiate meaning by asking, Did you mean? Rephrasing the statement in grammatically clear terms. Provide linguistic input by modeling phrases. Provide options, explaining essential grammar and vocabulary. Dont let students use your exact words; rather, help them to find their own. Try to explain why things are done this way, but dont be afraid to look it up! Looking up answers models how to find the answers you dont know off the top of your head! 11. sources 1. Dont Tell Me How to Write, Teach Me: http://www.peercentered.org/2014/03/dont-tell-me-how-to-write- teach-me.html#links 2. ESL-ing: https://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v29/29.9.pdf 3. UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center Resources: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl- students/just-check-my-grammar/ 4. Tinberg, H.B. (1997). Border Talk: Writing and Knowing in the Two- Year College. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. Available at http://wac.colostate.edu/books/tinberg/ 5. Geller, A. E. & Eodice, M. & Condon, F. & Carroll, M. & Boquet, E.(2007). Everyday Writing Center: A Community of Practice. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press.