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MPR News Intelligence on higher education

Tag: English as a Second Language

Getting In · Learning · Money · Student Life

Infographic: A few stats on foreign students in the U.S.

Alex Friedrich September 30, 2013, 11:09 AM Sep 30, 2013
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The financial aid was new to me. You can read the associated article here.  

Learning

How well do college departments work together to handle ESL students?

Alex Friedrich October 4, 2011, 2:13 PM Oct 4, 2011
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ESL expert Dana Ferris said at a recent St. Marys University conference in Minneapolis that it’s almost dysfunctional the way many colleges and universities handle students who speak English as a second language. Tension often exists between faculty in the various disciplines and the campus writing center, which is where many ESL students go for Read more →

Learning

5 tips on tackling grammar issues in papers by non-native students

Alex Friedrich September 29, 2011, 11:42 AM Sep 29, 2011
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A business instructor at last week’s St. Mary’s University ESL conference in Minneapolis grappled with the issue of what kind of overall grade to give a paper when the content is great, but the English is sub-par. ESL expert Dana Ferris gave some perspective on how to be fair to the students. But what then? Read more →

Learning

How to grade a college student whose English skills aren't native

Alex Friedrich September 28, 2011, 2:19 PM Sep 28, 2011
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At last week’s St. Mary’s conference on how to better handle college students who speak English as a second language, one business instructor in the audience asked a classic question: “I have some of these students, and they show amazing determination. They are highly intelligent people, and there’s a lot of respect for them. But Read more →

Learning

Why freshman writing courses are a bear for ESL students

Alex Friedrich September 28, 2011, 1:35 PM Sep 28, 2011
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“Many first-year writing classes are taught by graduate students, 90 percent of them English literature graduate students who have no experience in teaching English as a second language.” — ESL expert Dana Ferris at a recent St. Mary’s University conference on handling college students whose native language is not English.

Learning

Why ESL students aren't exactly what you think they are

Alex Friedrich September 27, 2011, 2:01 PM Sep 27, 2011
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I was out of commission part of Friday as well as Monday, so I didn’t finish my posting of the conference at St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis on how to better handle students who speak English as a second language (ESL). I’ll continue that coverage today and tomorrow. Here’s an interesting term for the students Read more →

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