Faculty Support Ideas

The most difficult task that we as teachers of non-native speakers face is learning to deal with each student and his or her language difficulties individually.

Usually by the time students get into US universities, they can benefit from the same books you would suggest to native students who are challenged in writing rhetorically effective and stylistically and grammatically correct sentence. ESL students have, beyond a doubt, a better grasp of English grammar than native speakers. The problem for them is application, so suggestions to consult grammar books don't usually help a lot. Usage guides and phrase books make more sense as references.

I’ve had more than one student whose language abilities have challenged my resourcefulness -- lack of comprehension x2. It’s not essential to understand everything. It is essential to interact.