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Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines

Mary Ellen Bertolini — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:12:54 +0000

Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines
(Thursday, October 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225)

Tell us the writing expectations and guidelines of your major.
Getting comfortable giving oral presentations.

Writing in the Disciplines Handout: 09FallWID

Useful Oral Presentation Handouts

Added on October 15: Yonna McShane has a great Oral Presentation Rubric that she uses with her class and in her ACE training. I’m uploading it for you here to work with your students: Oral Presentation Yonna’s Rubric

The next makeup session will take place after the break.

No Drop in tutoring on Sunday, October 11 or on Monday, October 12.

Drop in Tutoring will resume on Tuesday, October 13th 7:30-midnight in CTLR.

Upcoming special sessions:

Working with Multilingual students: Thursday, October 22 4:30-5:30, CTLR
RefWorks Workshops: Monday, October 19 at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM

Update: Working with International Students

Mary Ellen Bertolini — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:22:27 +0000

Holly’s Thursday October 9 workshop will focus on basic reading skills.

For International Students: English as a Second Language Seminars

Given by Lecturer Holly Stark

Mondays & Thursdays 3:30-4:30 In the CTLR conference room

Mondays: speaking

Thursdays: grammar

Speaking topics can be about current affairs such as the upcoming presidential election, cultural questions, and topics raised by students. This can also be a practice forum for oral presentations that you need to give in other classes.

Grammar day will always have a different point presented, but the focus can be changed according to popular consensus. All questions welcome.

If you tutor international students . . .

Mary Ellen Bertolini — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:24:19 +0000

If you tutor international students, please make them aware of the following workshop run by Professional Writing Tutor Holly Stark:

International Students:

You are invited to a grammar seminar on

THURSDAY October 2 at 3:30 in LIB 230 (Right next to the CTLR in the back of the library).

This will focus on verb tenses, conditionals in particular. If we have time, we can discuss articles and phrasal verbs. This is not a formal lecture; you may interrupt me and ask questions. This is directed at non native speakers of English. Please invite your friends who might have grammar questions.