ESL Writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors, 2nd Edition

• expands the definition of students and tutors with respect to their linguistic backgrounds, describing specifically the characteristics of a variety of English learners, including bilingual writers, Generation 1.5ers, recent immigrants, and foreign students who need support with academic English in a new first chapter
• focuses greater attention on the diversity of cultural and literacy identities among students and tutors
• addresses tutors’ most frequently asked questions about helping ESL writers with English grammar
• outlines methods for succeeding with tutoring ESL writers online as well as tips for common pitfalls.

Ben Rafoth directs the writing center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in writing, research methods, and composition theory and pedagogy. He is the editor or coeditor of the Heinemann-Boynton/Cook titles ESL Writers, Second Edition (2009) and A Tutor's Guide, Second Edition (2005).His essays and articles on composition theory and teaching have appeared in several publications, including Assessing Writing, Journal of Teaching Writing, Research in the Teaching of English, and The Writing Lab Newsletter. Ben was an executive officer for the International Writing Centers Association and is a recipient of the Ron Maxwell Award from the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing.