Achieving Fluency in English : a Text for ESL and Basic Writers /
Adele MacGowan-Gilhooly.
- 4th ed.
- Dubuque, IA : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 2006.
- x, 123 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123).
"The purpose of this book is to help students learn to write and read fluently in English. This means that they will learn to read extensively with good comprehension, and to write comprehensible, complete and logical pieces with comfort and control. Achieving Fluency can be used over one semester or two. I wrote it with college ESL students in mind, but it can also be used with any basic writers, including native speakers of English, high school, middle school and adult education students. Anyone who has not yet developed fluency in writing and/or reading, and therefore is finding academic reading and writing difficult, will benefit from the approach and activities herein. The book is not for beginning ESL students." (Preface to the Teacher, p. vii) CONTENTS Preface to the Teacher Acknowledgments Chapter One: How to Achieve Fluent Writing & Reading Chapter Two: Learning With Others Chapter Three: Reading Novels to Develop Fluency Chapter Four: Free Writing to Develop Fluency Chapter Five: Writing Non-Fiction to Develop Fluency Chapter Six: Developing the Craft of Writing Chapter Seven: Writing Our Lives to Develop Fluency Chapter Eight: Describing People, Places & Actions Chapter Nine: Point-of-View Writing to Develop Fluency Chapter Ten: Writing Your "Novelette" of Short Stories Chapter Eleven: Dialogues, Monologues, & Other Composing Techniques Chapter Twelve: Revising Chapter Thirteen: Editing Chapter Fourteen: More Editing for Verb Errors Chapter Fifteen: Publishing Your Work Bibliography