The ESL Open Learning Centre

Hi everyone! We hope that you had a great week. 👋

Check the plan for next week’s online and in-person Theme Classes at the ESL OLC. Theme Classes take place at Ross South 327.
You can visit our website for more information at:



https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

Hey YorkU,
Writing can be fun and easy when you have mastered the rules of a language.
Looking to improve your grammaring skills in English?
Schedule an appointment with us @ the Esl Olc.
Time:Tuesday, 10am (online); Thursday, 2pm (in-person). For more information; visit: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/ . Thanks.

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Hey YorkU,
Writing can be fun and easy when you have mastered the rules of a language.
Looking to improve your grammaring skills in English?
Schedule an appointment with us @ the Esl Olc.
Time:Tuesday, 10am (online); Thursday, 2pm (in-person). For more information; visit: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/ .
Enjoy the rest of the day

Hello YorkU students,
Hope your week is off to a good start.
Need help for that writing task?
Book an appointment with us at the Esl Olc
For more information visit: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

ESL Open Learning Centre | York University The ESLOLC can help you improve your English language skills. We offer support for writing essays, reading, writing and speaking.

Hello YorkU students,
Hope your week is off to a good start.
Need help for that writing task?
Book an appointment with us at the Esl Olc
For more information visit: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

ESL Open Learning Centre | York University The ESLOLC can help you improve your English language skills. We offer support for writing essays, reading, writing and speaking.

Join the ESL OLC, Writing Centre, and LA&PS International for a peer-review session Lounge (Basement of Atkinson) on Thursday, November 24th. Bring your draft assignments and get them reviewed by professional writing instructors! You can get 1-on-1 feedback on your draft assignment on the spot and boost your grades! 😃👨‍🎓Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/written-assignments-review-session-w-esl-olc-the-writing-centre-tickets-450876593027

Come and join us to see the posters on global languages and cultures, discuss opportunities and challenges of learning languages, engage in interactive activities, and converse with other multilingual students.

Hi there,
We hope you had a fun-filled weekend.
Kindly check out some activities at the Open Learning Center for this week. For more details, please read the attached poster:

The ESL Open Learning Centre and York International are hosting the Meet and Greet event at 1:00 - 2:15 pm on October 26th. Come join us if you want to enhance your English skills, engage in interactive activities and practice conversation while discussing learning and cultural differences, and meet other multilingual students and language experts!!🤩👋✨
See this link to register for the event: https://yorkinternational.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=583686

EAP Tip of the Day: Online recorders for video presentations

Good morning, everyone! We hope you are having a wonderful week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Today we have a technological tip to help you with your presentation assignments. Do you need to submit a video presentation for your class, and are you unsure about what video recorder to use? Do you have one video recorder in mind, but you need to pay a fee to use it? Here you can find three online recorders with free versions that offer all you need to make a great recording:

Loom: https://www.loom.com/

Panopto: https://www.panopto.com/

Screencast-O-Matic: https://screencast-o-matic.com/

3, 2, 1, record!

Creating an outline

Good morning! We hope you are having a great week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Today we have a tip to help you to write an outline for an assignment. Why is it beneficial to write an outline for your assignment? An outline helps you to organize and narrow down your ideas. It is a map of your assignment. And how do you create a good outline for an assignment? That is a good question, isn’t it? Here you can find some guidelines:

Decide on your topic based on the assignment description.

Have a thesis statement to guide the process of writing your assignment.

Create a list of main ideas that will guide your writing.

Support your ideas with valuable sources.

Summarize these ideas in a simple way and organize them in bullet points.

Review and revise your outline.

Have your outline ready so you do not get lost in your writing!

Come join us today, Wednesday, June 8, (face-to-face) where we have a discussion on the following topics: Why do most employers require Canadian work experience? How is the workplace culture in Canada different from other countries?
We will in fact have some coffee while chatting!

EAP Tip of the Day: APA and MLA citation and format style guides

Good morning! We hope you are having a great week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Today we have a tip to help you use your references and format your assignments. Do you need to italicize the titles of journals in your reference list using APA? How do you cite an electronic source in MLA? Do you know if you have to center or align to the left Level 2 headings in your APA assignment? You can find the answers to these questions and more on Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)’s site:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

Write and cite with style!

Words of the day:
Do you remember your high school days when sometimes you had to cram and burn the midnight oil on exam nights?
(To crams means to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly
and
to burn midnight oil means study until late at night)
Do you still sometimes have to study till the wee hours of the morning?
Can you guess what till wee hours mean?

📣👋Good morning! We hope you enjoyed your weekend. Check the plan for this week's ESL Café and theme activities. You can visit our website for more information at: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

📣👋Good day! We hope you are having a wonderful week. Check the plan for next week’s ESL Café and theme classes. You can visit our website for more information at: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

📣👋Good morning! We hope you are having a fantastic week.
Check the plan for next week’s ESL Café and activities at the ESL OLC.
You can visit our website for more information at:
https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

📣 EAP Tip of the Day: Proofreading strategies

Good morning! We hope you are having a fantastic week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Today we have some strategies to help you proofread your assignments.

Proofreading your assignment is an important process to make sure you submit the best version of your work. Here you can find some strategies for efficient proofreading:

1. Take a break from writing. Put your work aside for some time before you start proofreading your paper.
2. Read from a hard copy when possible.
3. Read your paper aloud.
4. Use a page or ruler to read one line at a time.
5. Pay special attention to what you know are your most common mistakes.
6. Read your paper several times. Look each time for a specific issue: spelling, sentence structure, word choice, punctuation, etc.
7. Proofreading expert tip: Create your own proofreading checklist!

Proofread before your submission, so you do not regret your decisions! 🧐

👋👋 Good morning! We hope you had a great weekend.

Check the plan for this week’s ESL Café and Theme Classes at the ESL OLC.

You can visit our website for more information at:

➡️ https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

📣 EAP Tip of the Day: How to write a thesis statement for an argumentative paper

Good morning! We hope you are having a wonderful week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Today we have some tips to help you write a thesis statement for an argumentative paper.

What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement is a sentence that summarizes the main arguments for your essay. Here you can find some guidelines to write a strong thesis statement:

1. It needs to state the topic of your essay.
2. It needs to be specific and state your main argument for your essay.
3. It should provide two to four reasons to support your main argument.
4. It can include an opposing viewpoint to your main argument.
5. It is placed near or at the end of the introductory paragraph of your essay.

Here is an example following these guidelines:

Although allowing children a substantial amount of screen time has been criticized in the past, there are several benefits to allowing children to use technology such as to develop digital literacy, learner autonomy, and communication skills.

Follow these guidelines for your thesis so that your argument does not fall to pieces! 😅

📣📣 Good morning! We hope you had a fantastic weekend.

Check the plan for this week’s ESL Café and Theme Classes at the ESL OLC.

You can visit our website for more information at:

➡ https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/

📣 EAP Tip of the Day: Creating a reverse outline

Good morning! We hope you are having a great week.

Wednesdays are for tips! Since last week we talked about creating an outline, today we have some tips about reverse outlining.

What is a reverse outline? When we have already written a draft for our assignment, it is a good idea to create an outline from that draft to assess if what we have written so far accomplishes the assignment’s requirements. A reverse outline will help us, for instance, to find gaps in our writing, identify repetitive information, and reflect on if our ideas are cohesive enough.

Here you can find some guidelines on creating a reverse outline:

1. Read each paragraph in your draft.
2. Take notes of the main ideas from each paragraph.
3. Are these ideas the reflection of what you planned in your initial outline? Are these ideas well developed and the main points properly summarized?
4. Make the necessary changes to your draft according to the answers from the questions above.

Take a moment and stop typing to continue writing! 🛑 💡🖊

👋👋 Good morning! We hope you had a great weekend.

Check the plan for this week’s ESL Café and Theme Classes at the ESL OLC.

You can visit our website for more information at:

➡ https://www.yorku.ca/laps/eslolc/