Welcome to the E3SL Speech Module!
E3SL for Multilingual Writers
The Online Campus Writing Center (OWC) acknowledges the diversity of students' educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds and provides specialized English writing assistance for speakers whose previous education was acquired in other languages. Along with a number of resources available to all students at TCSPP, speakers of English as a second or foreign language are offered continuous support by OWC's specialists and tutors.
In this guide, you will find writing and language support specially created to assist multilingual writers from your language background(s). Our Multilingual Writer Guide contains four modules: Grammar, Language, Writing, and Speech. You can explore these modules using the navigation bar to the left or scrolling down the page. If you are not sure where to start, click the button below for an individualized consultation with a tutor.
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In the Grammar Module, you will find up to ten of the most common grammatical errors made by English language learners from your language background. This section is designed to assist you in quickly identifying errors that you are most likely making in your writing and to provide you with explanations of the concepts as well as opportunity to practice and improve your English language skills.
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The Language Module contains mainly descriptive information designed to enhance your overall knowledge of the structure of both your native language and English so that you may understand where your language learning difficulties can come from. For more specific information on grammatical errors common to English language learners from your language background, continue to the Grammar Module.
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In the Writing Module, you will find explanations for the major differences between the communication and thought styles of speakers from your native language(s) and the English language. Different languages have different expectations in communication due to the cultural shaping of language as a communication tool. This section is designed to help you understand how these differences can appear in writing so that you may learn native English writing conventions.
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In the Speech Module, you will find information on key pronunciation differences between your native language(s) and the English language. This sect ion also covers stress patterns and intonation use in speaking, both of which contribute greatly to sounding natural as an English speaker. Finally, this section explains common phrasal verbs, idioms, and figures of speech (non-literal language) in English. This vocabulary will help you to sound the most natural in speech and in writing and will increase your comprehension level in communication.
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E3SL Speech Module: False Cognates
Many of today’s languages share vocabulary and common linguistic roots. Because of this, sometimes there are words that look and may even sound a lot alike. However, sometimes there are two words that can look a lot alike but have very different meanings: False Cognates. Below, there is a list for Spanish-English false cognates. Stay tuned for lists from other languages too!
