A Statement of Teaching Philosophy
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ESL Composition Course Syllabi
| ENGL 62100, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR
INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS an academic writing course for international graduate students. The course goals are to help graduate students: -to become more comfortable with and proficient in writing in English for academic purposes -to practice in and develop familiarity with several academic genres -to better understand the conventions and expectations of writing in your own area of research. Read the course syllabus |
| ENGL 106i, ESL FIRST-YEAR
COMPOSITION an academic writing course for ESL undergraduate students. The course goal is to help students to become more comfortable with and proficient in writing in English and develop initial familiarity with the expectations and conventions of the U.S. academic discourse through the Sequenced Writing Project. Read the course syllabus Read the course structure Read the course syllabus |
| ENGL 10600, FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION a genre-based mainstream writing course contextualized in the Purdue University community. The course combines the elements of academic writing, advocacy, visual rhetoric, and ethnography. This syllabus may be used for teaching 1.5 or advanced international ESL students. Individual projects may be used in an ESL-track course. Click to access the ENGL 10600 website |
Teaching materials
| POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS Ph.D. Thesis this presentation examines the genre features of PhD thesis and, based on the author's own experience of successful writing and defending a dissertation, discussed strategies and resources. Tips on making a successful PowerPoint presentation (academic) drawing from successful and not-so-successful presentations of my former students, this PowerPoint presentation takes a close look at the nuts and bolts of a successful academic presentation. Writing Process this presentation, published the OWL website, covers the basics of writing process and introduces strategies of developing a strong writing process. Available from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/701/01 Invention this presentation, published on the OWL website, focuses on strategies of developing and organizing ideas for an essay. Available from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/695/01 APA this presentation, published the OWL website, provides a simple yet informative profile of the APA style. Available from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/17 |
| ELENA'S ENGLISH LEARNING
COMMUNITY http://elawrick.blog.com the online blog I created for a 3-week intensive English course for students from Hallym University, South Korea who attended a U.S. program for Medical Tourism Coordinators. This blog proved to be a versatile teaching tool and, most importantly, helped students overcome anxiety to communicate in English. |
Writing Programs
| Introductory Composition at Purdue OWL, Online Writing Lab at Purdue University |