English As A Second Language / English As A Foreign Language

Response to Student Writing, Implications for Second Language Students
Dana Ferris
Presents current theories about teachers' responses to Second Language students, and offers help on how to correct and guide these students.
© 2003

ESL Resource Book for Engineers and Scientists
Elaine Campbell
This book offers tips on effective technical writing for engineers and scientists for whom English is a second language. It also provides suggestions for listening and speaking in a technical workplace and more general guidelines for correct usage.
© 1995

Writing Clearly: An Editing Guide
Janet Lane & Ellen Lange
This guidebook identifies the fifteen most common ESL/EFL writing problems, and offers readers tips on detecting and remedying them. Each unit focuses on one error, providing grammatical explanations, exercises, and self-help strategies.
© 1999

Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals / 2nd Edition
Robert A. Day
This guidebook presents the fundamentals of English grammar and style for non-native writers in the sciences. It also explains the principles of scientific writing: what to aim for and what to avoid.
© 1995

Academic Writing for Graduate Students: A Course for Nonnative Speakers of English
John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, editors
Designed to help non-native graduate students improve their academic writing in English.
© 1994

Assessing Second Language Writing in Academic Contexts
Liz Hamp-Lyons, editor
A collection of essays that examines the pedagogical implications of current practices in writing programs as they shape and affect ESL/second language writing.
© 1991

Academic Writing in a Second Language: Essays on Research & Pedagogy
Diane Belcher and George Braine, editors The essays in this collection address ways for non-native speakers to transition into the academic community.
© 1995

Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Commentary
John M. Swales & Christine B. Feak
A commentary on the authors' "Academic Writing for Graduate Students," which introduces non-native graduate students to academic writing and research.
© 1994

The Grammar Book: An ESL/ EFL Teacher's Course/ 2nd Edition
Marianne Celce-Murcia & Diane Larsen-Freeman
An exhaustive handbook of grammar for ESL/ EFL teachers, which focuses on form, meaning, and use in grammar. Also includes pedagogical suggestions.
© 1999

Decoding ESL: International Students in the American College Classroom
Amy Tucker
Tucker examines the cultural beliefs that can unconsciously influence teachers' interactions with ESL students, and argues that teachers should educate themselves about their own expectations and the two cultures concerned.
© 1995