Through Students' Eyes: The Experiences of three ESL Writers

Abstract

A basic, pragmatic rhewri c that focuses on the purposes and processes of writing, rather than on ski ll s-based drills.The connection between read ing and writing is established and illustrated by an abundance of examples from 35 students and 100 professional writers.Assignments after every point of content guide students in applying it immedia tely to their own writing, and several assignments per chapter call for collaboratio n and for small-group discussion .Students are shown how ro mainta in a ''double-entry journal" and a •'grammar log" throughout the course to help th em recognize the features of effective writing, and how to diagnose and avoid their personal troublespots.Fifteen revision worksheets gu ide students through the writing process and help them assess their purpose, ideas.organization, and tone.

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