ESL & ASL Services
ESL (English as a Second Language) Support Services
All Writing Center tutors receive ESL training and are accustomed to working with students for whom English is a second language. Some of our tutors are ESL specialists. Students may request a specialist at the time they make their appointment.
On-line ESL sites for students and teachers:
- Dave's ESL Café:
http://www.eslcafe.com/index.html - LinguaCenter at the University of Illinois
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/index.html - Purdue University Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html - The Internet TESL Journal's ESL Links
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
ASL (American Sign Language) Support Services
Students whose first language is ASL are welcome at the Writing Center. To arrange for an interpreter, call Disabilities and Special Services at 651-793-1540 (voice) or 651-772-7687(TTY), and then call the Writing Center for an appointment. Consultants can also work with ASL students in writing or on line at: centerfolk@metrostate.edu