Workshops
Our workshops are designed to help students with a range of skills necessary for success in college. Taught by faculty from the Department of English and ESL, workshops are held multiple times each week online and in-person at the Writing Center and ESL Center. Workshops are offered during the fall and spring semesters.
Workshop Types
Here are the types of workshops we offer:
Writing workshops introduce students to fundamentals of the writing process, including brainstorming, drafting, organizing, and revising.
Study skills workshops provide assistance with technical skills such as accessing Canvas, using Microsoft Office and essay formatting as well as study skills such as notetaking.
Reading workshops provide students with tools for comprehension and retention of college readings, including locating main ideas and supporting details, annotating, and building vocabulary.
Grammar workshops cover some of the most common grammar and sentence structure issues, including fragments and run-ons, parallel structure, and sentence clarity.
Documentation workshops provide an introduction to the fundamentals of documentation styles. Workshops are available for MLA, APA, and CSE (scientific) documentation styles.
Personal essay workshops provide tips and resources for students working on scholarship or application essays.
Conversation Club workshops are opportunities for students in ESL classes to practice speaking skills in a small group setting. Each meeting focuses on a topic for conversation and a grammar skill. All are welcome for these fun sessions!
Workshop Schedule (Fall 2024)
Writing Center Workshops
All workshops are online (Tuesday is hybrid)
| Tuesdays 9:45 am (online and JH 310) | Wednesday 5 pm | Saturday 12 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 9/3 - Canvas, Microsoft Word, & Essay Formatting | 9/4 - Notetaking | 9/7 - Active Reading & Annotating |
| 9/10 - Active Reading & Annotating | 9/11 - Application & Scholarship Essays | 9/14 - Getting Started with Writing |
| 9/17 - Application & Scholarship Essays | 9/18 - Getting Started with Writing | 9/21 - Paragraph Structure |
| 9/24 - Getting Started with Writing | 9/25 - No workshop | 9//28 - Application & Scholarship Essays |
| 10/1 - Paragraph Structure | 10/2 - Thesis Statements | 10/5 - Sentence Clarity |
| 10/8 - Thesis Statements | 10/9 - Paragraph Structure | 10/12 - Fragments & Run-ons |
| 10/15 - Working with Sources 1: Paraphrasing and Summarizing | 10/16 - MLA Documentation | 10/19 - Thesis Statements |
| 10/22 - No workshop | 10/23 - APA Documentation | 10/26 - Application & Scholarship Essays |
| 10/29 - Working with Sources 2: Integrating Quotations | 10/30 - CSE Documentation | 11/2 - Essay Organization |
| 11/5 - Essay Organization | 11/6 - Working with Sources 1: Paraphrasing and Summarizing | 11/9 - No workshop |
| 11/12 - MLA Documentation | 11/13 - Essay Organization | 11/16 - Working with Sources 1: Paraphrasing and Summarizing |
| 11/19 - APA Documentation | 11/20 - Fragments & Run-ons | 11/23 - Working with Sources 2: Integrating Quotations |
| 12/3 - Fragments & Run-ons | 12/4 - Sentence Clarity | |
ESL Lab Workshops
Alternating Mondays and Wednesdays 1-2 p.m. in JH 310
| Wed 9/4 - Microsoft & Canvas |
| Mon 9/9 - Active Reading & Vocabulary Building |
| Wed 9/18 - Verb Forms |
| Mon 9/23 - Syllable & Word Stress |
| Wed 10/2 - Prewriting: Brainstorming & Freewriting |
| Mon 10/7 - Definite and Indefinite Articles |
| Wed 10/16 - Commonly Mispronounced Words |
| Mon 10/21 - Thesis Statements |
| Wed 10/30 - Adjective & Noun Clauses |
| Mon 11/4 - Final s's |
| Wed 11/13 - Effective Paragraphs |
| Mon 11/18 - Fragments, Run-ons, & Comma Splices |
| Wed 11/27 - Pronouncing "ed" |
| Mon 12/2 - MLA Documentation |
ESL Conversation Club
In JH 310
| Tuesdays (1-2 pm) | Conversation Topics |
|---|---|
| 9/3 | Diet and Exercise - Simple present, present perfect, imperatives |
| 9/10 | Favorite Things - Questions, present, past, present perfect |
| 9/17 | Pets - Present Perfect with "ever" |
| 9/24 | Job Interviews - Present, past, gerunds |
| 10/1 | Best of Everything - Adjectives, superlatives |
| 10/8 | Family - Adjectives, present, past, present perfect |
| 10/15 | Superstition - Present real condition, reported speech with "say and "tell" |
| 10/22 | Love - Present unreal condition |
| 10/29 | Resume Writing - Past, present, present perfect |
| 11/5 | Pollution and Recycling - Passive Voice |
| 11/12 | Money Management - Future: "will" and "be going to" |
| 11/19 | Excuses and Lies - Modal: must/must not |
| 11/26 | Stress - Adjective comparatives: "less than" and "more than" |