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Page 1: Purdue University Writing Lab 1 Benefiting Most from a Writing Tutorial Writing Lab Orientation for ESL Writers

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Benefiting Most from a Writing Tutorial

Writing Lab Orientation for ESL Writers

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What is a Tutorial

30-minute One-to-One Session with a Tutor

Purpose To help you become a better writer

What Happens? You ask questions. We try to answer them. We also ask you questions to help you approach the writing task.

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A Tutor Can Help You at Every Stage of the Writing Process

Invention

Research

Drafting

Revising

Editing

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One Thing to Remember

A tutor does NOT correct/proofread your paper because…

that does not help you become a better writer.

But the tutor can teach you HOW to proofread.

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Dos & Don’ts

Plan ahead: come when you start writing or with a first draft.

Before you come, set an agenda for the tutorial

Do NOT come at the last minute because you will have little time for revision!

Do NOT expect to work on too many issues in one tutorial.

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Setting an Agenda

What do you want to work on?

Why is agenda-setting important? Tutorials are different from the instruction in the

classroom setting. Tutors usually ask you what you want to work on.

You know your own writing best.

Be realistic about what can be done

in one tutorial and set priorities.

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HOC and LOC

What are HOC (Higher Order Concerns)?

What are LOC (Lower Order Concerns)?

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Higher Order Concerns

Focus/Thesis

Purpose

Audience/Readers

Organization

Development

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Lower Order Concerns

Grammar --sentence structure

--punctuation --prepositions--articles --verb tense

Word choice

Spelling

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The Need to Prioritize

If you want to work on both HOCs and LOCs with a writing tutor, we suggest you plan to work on HOCs first because

We have limited time in a tutorial. Starting with LOCs may distract you from global

issues (HOCs) you may need to address. After your work on HOCs, you may delete/add some

parts.

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Five-Topic Agenda-Generator

Instructions for the assignment

Your familiarity with the writing task

Preferred textual patterns in AAE (American

Academic English)

Development

Lower Order Concerns

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Instructions for the Assignment

Do you have any questions about the instructions?

Is there an assignment sheet?

Do you have notes taken in class?

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Your Familiarity with the Task

Have you worked on this kind of writing task before?

Did you read samples written by others?

What questions do you have about the writing task?

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Your Familiarity with Preferred Textual Patterns in AAE (American Academic English)

Thesis statement (your main point)

Structure

Transitions

Direct, concise and to the pointOWL Handout: Writing for an American Academic Audience

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Development

Have you supported your main points with supporting details?

For Example: It is important for you to try to set the agenda for the

tutorial in advance because1. We have only thirty minutes;2. The tutorial is more effective if we focus on one or two

concerns; 3. Students usually learn best when they take the

initiative in the learning process.

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Lower Order Concerns

GrammarWhat are the patterns of grammatical errors I tend to

make?

Word ChoiceWhat are the words I am using but uncertain about?

Actually, there is a 24-7 teacher to help you with most of your lower order concerns.

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Your Best 24-7 Teacher

The right dictionary!

Tells you the part of speech of words Gives you examples of word usage Provides collocations Provides usage notes

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Recommended Dictionaries for ESL Writers

Longman Dictionary of American English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Longman Web Dictionary

www.longmanwebdict.com

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Dictionary Use Basics

Read the Full Guide for Users in a hard copy!

Learn Grammar:

part of speech

Learn Usage:

collocation

phrasal verbs

usage notes

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Questions to Ask Yourself Regarding Grammar

What are my grammar questions? Can I find the answer in a good dictionary?

If you cannot: What exactly is my grammar question? Can I write it down? Can I underline the parts I have questions about?

Then take your questions and your paper with the underlined sections to the Writing Lab.

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We Have Covered

What a writing tutorial is

What a tutor can help you with your writing process

Dos and Don’ts

A Five-Topic agenda-generator

We hope you have learned more about writing tutorials and benefit most from them in the future!

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For More Help with Writing

Visit the Writing Lab at HEAV226

Call 49-43723 to schedule a tutorial

Attend more in-lab workshops

Visit Online Writing Lab at:http://owl.english.purdue.edu