Teaching Writing in a Multilingual University
Over the last several years, international students have become a big part of the UW student population. While this change enhances the university's academic and social environment, it can also present new challenges for teaching.
Teaching Writing in a Multilingual University offers preliminary readings on how to meet the challenges of working with non-native speakers of English:
Grading International and ELL Student Writing
College Support Measures for Teaching International and ELL Students
Writing Support Resources on Campus Further Reading on Teaching Writing at a Multilingual University For a self-help guide to redesigning writing assignments visit our Writing-Integrated Course Design pages, which include information on low-stakes writing and how to assign it, creating grading criteria, managing student papers effectively, and much more! Who are our international and ELL students? Although UW reduced by about 10% the number of international students admitted for the 2013-14 academic year, the number of new international students has made up around 15-18% of the incoming first-year class over the last four years. In addition, it is estimated that upwards of 15% of domestic undergraduates, most of them Washington state residents, do not speak English as their first language. This means that is estimated 1/5 undergraduates did not learn English as their first language, with about 1/6 or 1/7 is an international student. What are international and ELL students majoring in? While around 1/6 students is an international students, i-student enrollments are not evenly distributed. Background on International and ELL Enrollments at UW