Linguistic Diversity as Resource: English Language Learners in a University Writing Center

Elizabeth Carroll

2018

Abstract

In US colleges and universities, a growing number of English language learners (ELL) are using university writing centers for assistance. However, despite the increase in linguistic diversity among students, writing centers have been slow to respond to the needs of ELL students, approaching their language differences as problems to fix rather than resources for learning. Through an institutional case study, this paper describes how a writing center in a mid-sized, public university in the US has increased its support for ELL students and linguistic diversity through changes in staffing, staff education, and outreach.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Carroll E. (2018). Linguistic Diversity as Resource: English Language Learners in a University Writing Center. In Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC, ISBN 978-989-758-416-9, pages 280-286. DOI: 10.5220/0008216900002284

in Bibtex Style

@conference{beltic18,
author={Elizabeth Carroll},
title={Linguistic Diversity as Resource: English Language Learners in a University Writing Center},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC,},
year={2018},
pages={280-286},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008216900002284},
isbn={978-989-758-416-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference - Volume 1: BELTIC,
TI - Linguistic Diversity as Resource: English Language Learners in a University Writing Center
SN - 978-989-758-416-9
AU - Carroll E.
PY - 2018
SP - 280
EP - 286
DO - 10.5220/0008216900002284