Understanding Korean English Writing Problems

This is a short presentation for my ESL writing students. It will be used as part of my introduction to my English Composition class.

Understanding Korean English Writing a guide for ESL composition and English teachers

 

Six Writing Traits Model

The presentation starts with some research which talks about common writing problems experienced by

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25 Thought Provoking Questions

The new semester is almost here and it’s time to start thinking writing prompts for my ESL university students.

Paragraph Writing

Here is a link to 25 questions. Many of the questions are excellent prompts for short story writing or one paragraph compositions for ESL students: ESL writing prompts.

ESL Student Writing Assignment

Look at the list of questions. Choose one question that seems to appeal to you right now.

  1. Think about the question.
  2. Make some notes.
  3. Think about how you will answer the question in one paragraph.
  4. Consider your first sentence carefully.

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ESL Listening Exercises: Final Exam

The final exam for my ESL English students is coming soon. The exam will have two parts. The first part is 50 questions based on the exercises from our text book.

The second part will have some listening comprehension questions about a short video.

To help my students prepare for the final exam, I have posted study material along with some test questions. Students who want to prepare for the final exam can listen to and study the

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