In keeping with the Writing Center's mission, we have renewed our focus on writing and language support for students (and especially graduate students, since they represent the largest ESL population at UNC). We also welcome exchange students and postdoctoral scholars to take advantage of our services, when appropriate.
Starting in January, I will be teaching a series of free, non-credit ESL mini-courses in grammar, writing, vocabulary, presentation skills, and pronunciation. Information is on the attached flyer.
We are also expanding our facilitated ESL writing groups, which have been very very effective for students and postdocs with substantial writing projects (papers, proposals, dissertations, and publications). Sign up will begin on the first day of classes.
In addition, we will be leading workshops, organizing speaking groups, recording more online video presentations, and participating in the International Coffee Hour.
Details and registration are on the Writing Center's new ESL resources webpages at:
http://www.unc.edu/writingcenter/esl
If you have any questions or suggestions, or would like to discuss ways that we can support your ESL students and postdocs, please do not hesitate to contact me or my colleague, Gigi Taylor (vgtaylor@unc.edu).
Happy holidays from the ESL specialists at the Writing Center!
Nigel Caplan
ESL Specialist, The Writing Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tel: (919) 843-9604; email: nacaplan@unc.edu
http://www.unc.edu/writingcenter/esl
(Writing Center ESL Resources Homepage)
http://eslonthehill.wordpress.com
(ESL On the Hill Language-Learning Blog)