The project consists of three sections: a typed annotated bibliography on ESL writing, a collection of five before and after papers written by the ESL student assigned to you, and a typed paper describing the types of morphological and syntactic errors found in the papers. The paper must contain references to the articles that you read for your annotated bibliography. Each section is described in more detail below.

 Annotated Bibliography

 Each student must read and summarize five articles on ESL writing. A bibliography is available to help get the students started. Do not select just any five articles; choose five that include discussions of the types of morphological and syntactic errors made by ESL writers. Please do not take the articles out of the library and return them to their original place on the shelf so that other students can easily find them. Each summary will be a minimum of one double-spaced typed page in APA format. Students may examine examples of annotated bibliogrpahies in my office during office hours. This part of the project must be submitted on October 15.

 Collection of Student Papers

 All students will receive five original papers from an ESL writer, which must be copied in their original form. The students will then make appointments to tutor their ESL writers. During the tutoring session students will assist their ESL writers to revise each paper, concentrating on morphological and syntactic errors. The students must then receive copies of the revised papers to show the result of the tutoring. After each before and after set, students will write a one page summary of the tutoring session and comment on the success of the revised version of the paper.

Paper

 Finally, all students will type a paper that is at least six pages long and in APA format. The paper will discuss the types of morphological and syntactic errors made by the students and contain possible explanations for why the ESL writers are making the types of errors that they do. Write the paper by making reference to the articles that you read for the annotated bibliography. You will be partially graded on how well you connect the content in the ESL writers' papers and your summaries to the contents of the articles. I urge all of you to read examples of similar projects that I have saved in my office.

 I hope that you all enjoy this project. Students in previous classes have found working with international students very interesting and educational.

 The completed project is due on November 19.

Projects turned in after November 19 will automatically receive the lowest passing score, 60.

 Students who do not wish to participate in the project may write a term paper instead. I have supplied a list of possible topics and instructions for writing the term paper.

English 418: Course Syllabus.