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English Language Learners
Dickinson College has a growing population of students whose first language is not English. The Writing Program provides resources to assist English Language Learners (ELLs) at all levels with their writing for American college classes. Students can enroll in courses that will give them extra practice and instruction in writing or stop by the Writing Center for individual meetings with an ELL specialist.
Directed Self-Placement
During the fall semester student orientation, incoming international students take a writing assessment test that requires them to write an essay in response to a short reading. The Writing Program evaluates each student's essay and offers a recommendation about whether the student needs writing support. Students may be encouraged to seek assistance in the Writing Center or to register for WRPG 100, a half-credit writing course for ELLs.
The Writing Center and ELL Students
ELL students who wish to visit the Writing Center can choose to work with an undergraduate peer tutor and/or with an ELL specialist who is available for one-on-one conferences with non-native speakers at all levels.