By- Shirley Yang Why you coming here every week to practice writing? How’s the experience writing with other peers as well as professionals? At the beginning of my freshman year, I was worried about my writing class. My classmates are all American, the first language user. Every time when the professors asked us to Read more »
by Jose Morales I just watched one of the best TEDed videos I have seen so far. It is about spelling, but more so about the meaningful structures of language that we as speakers take for granted. Whether we’re learning a new language from scratch, or just speaking our native language we rarely think about Read more »
By- Shirley Yang Language is not just a tool to connect with others. It has the cultural definition in it. As an English language learner pursuing college, how to master second language effectively is a challenge. For example, I want to describe a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support Read more »
By Kristen Shrewsbury Summer consultations have taken a new shape for ELLS this year. When a few students were heading abroad and taking online JMU classes this May, I was excited to try using Skype and Google docs for consultations. We set up times to meet via email and then both logged onto Skype Read more »
by Kristen Shrewsbury Writing – the MWC is a group that brings people together for many reasons and at many stages as writers. I am consistently surprised about how my students get here and what they want to do. This morning I am happy to have a native English speaker here, a bilingual student who Read more »
I remember the Idea hitting me with an air of promise. It was last year’s spring when I went to George Mason for a quick tour about their ESOL programs. I had my mind set, ready for learning and brainstorming. At GMU, I learned about the various services they provide to English language learners. They Read more »
By Kristen Shrewsbury I check my phone for the time and see a text from Ahmad, “I am running 10 minutes late.” Rain and late busses don’t touch my good mood: we are writing today. Pulling up the blog site, checking over the posts from last semester, I find myself grinning and giddy. I have Read more »
By Kristen Shrewsbury Today we have a new writer, Cecilia. I am happy that the bulk email generated interest in the community, as so many of our writers have graduated recently. Her arrival has inspired me to reflect on the iterations of this community. The founders in spring 2009 wanted to work on writing by Read more »
