Facilitating L2 Writers' Interpretation of Source Texts

Student success in higher education often involves the effective integration of source texts into students' writing. Teaching L2 students to write from sources is challenging because of several issues, including limited practice with reading-to-write tasks and limited knowledge about the organizational structure (at many levels) of the texts they are reading and those they are expected to write. In this pedagogical article the researchers present key reading-to-write instructional interventions. The interventions promote reading-to-write development by moving from comprehension of source materials to a focus on students' capacities to interpret (i.e., summarize and paraphrase) source texts.

Grammar Space Kids is a three-level grammar series designed for low beginner students. With Grammar Space Kids, students learn basic grammar rules that will help them build a strong foundation of English grammar. The series’ easy and fun approach to English grammar helps students expand their understanding of grammar rules and also further develop their speaking and writing skills. An array of interesting writing exercises encourage students to use the grammar rules they have learned in meaningful contexts while gaining confidence in their abilities to write accurate sentences.

Reading Clue is a three-level reading series for high beginners. This series helps students to read passages smoothly and quickly while understanding the main ideas presented in them. Reading Clue contains a balance of fiction and nonfiction texts combined with systematic activities. All readings are based on word lists that have been carefully selected to expand students’ vocabulary and develop their reading fluency. Throughout Reading Clue, students will master the basic skills needed in reading comprehension. Engaging illustrations and reading passages with meaningful follow-up activities are designed to attract the interest of students and make learning enjoyable.

Write Right: Paragraph to Essay is a three-level writing series for intermediate to high intermediate  students. Each unit takes a process writing approach in order to encourage students to independently  brainstorm, outline, draft, revise, and edit their own writing. As students move through the series,  they will master paragraph writing and various writing skills in order to write short essays by the end.

In Book 3, students will expand on what they have learned about paragraph writing to write short essays on topics that require more serious thinking.

Your College Experience, Two Year College Edition, 10 edition

Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience, Two-Year College Edition by John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot offers today's diverse students the practical help they need to make the transition to college and get the most out of their time there. Goal setting has always been central to this text, and the Tenth Edition has been revised with added coverage and activities to strengthen this material throughout. In addition, a new focus on self-assessment of strengths will help students see where they are already succeeding so that they get off to a great start and stay in college.