Cover: Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL with 2021 MLA Update, 10th Edition by Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers; Marcy Carbajal Van Horn; Kimberli Huster

Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL with 2021 MLA Update

Tenth Edition  ©2021 Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers; Marcy Carbajal Van Horn; Kimberli Huster Formats: E-book

Authors

  • Headshot of Diana Hacker

    Diana Hacker

    Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include A Writer's Reference, Eleventh Edition (2025); A Pocket Style Manual, Tenth Edition (2025); The Bedford Handbook, Twelfth Edition (2023); Rules for Writers, Tenth Edition (2022); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.

  • Headshot of Nancy Sommers

    Nancy Sommers

    Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in Harvard's Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard's Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard's WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles “Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers” and “Responding to Student Writing” are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Recently she has been exploring different audiences through publishing in popular media. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and editor of Tiny Teaching Stories on Macmillan Learning's Bits Blog.

  • Headshot of Marcy Carbajal Van Horn

    Marcy Carbajal Van Horn

    Marcy Carbajal Van Horn has served as the ESL specialist for Hacker Handbooks. Formerly of Sante Fe College and St. Edward’s University, she has worked as a composition teacher and as an online writing lab coordinator to help a wide range of students improve their academic writing.

  • Headshot of Kimberli Huster

    Kimberli Huster

Table of Contents

E1 Understanding college expectations E-3

a Reading the syllabus E-3

b Understanding classroom expectations E-5

c Participating actively E-6

d Attending classes regularly E-9

e Getting extra help E-9

 

E2 Strategies for improving your academic English E-12

a Engaging in activities to improve accuracy and fluency E-12

b Reading while listening E-13

c Using a dictionary or a thesaurus E-14

d Becoming familiar with the Academic Word List E-15

e Learning prefixes and suffixes E-16

f Keeping a vocabulary notebook E-19

g Keeping an editing log E-19

 

E3 Academic writing and cultural expectations E-21

a Asserting your claim before providing evidence E-21

b Taking a stand on an issue E-23

c Including details that support the main idea E-24

d Recognizing intellectual property and avoiding plagiarism E-25

How to integrate and cite sources E-28

e Sample student essay E-30

 

E4 Practice exercises E-36

a Grammar exercises for improving accuracy E-36

b Topics for writing practice E-46

 

Answers to exercises E-49

Index E-54

Product Updates

Authors

  • Headshot of Diana Hacker

    Diana Hacker

    Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include A Writer's Reference, Eleventh Edition (2025); A Pocket Style Manual, Tenth Edition (2025); The Bedford Handbook, Twelfth Edition (2023); Rules for Writers, Tenth Edition (2022); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.

  • Headshot of Nancy Sommers

    Nancy Sommers

    Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in Harvard's Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard's Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard's WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles “Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers” and “Responding to Student Writing” are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Recently she has been exploring different audiences through publishing in popular media. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and editor of Tiny Teaching Stories on Macmillan Learning's Bits Blog.

  • Headshot of Marcy Carbajal Van Horn

    Marcy Carbajal Van Horn

    Marcy Carbajal Van Horn has served as the ESL specialist for Hacker Handbooks. Formerly of Sante Fe College and St. Edward’s University, she has worked as a composition teacher and as an online writing lab coordinator to help a wide range of students improve their academic writing.

  • Headshot of Kimberli Huster

    Kimberli Huster

Table of Contents

E1 Understanding college expectations E-3

a Reading the syllabus E-3

b Understanding classroom expectations E-5

c Participating actively E-6

d Attending classes regularly E-9

e Getting extra help E-9

 

E2 Strategies for improving your academic English E-12

a Engaging in activities to improve accuracy and fluency E-12

b Reading while listening E-13

c Using a dictionary or a thesaurus E-14

d Becoming familiar with the Academic Word List E-15

e Learning prefixes and suffixes E-16

f Keeping a vocabulary notebook E-19

g Keeping an editing log E-19

 

E3 Academic writing and cultural expectations E-21

a Asserting your claim before providing evidence E-21

b Taking a stand on an issue E-23

c Including details that support the main idea E-24

d Recognizing intellectual property and avoiding plagiarism E-25

How to integrate and cite sources E-28

e Sample student essay E-30

 

E4 Practice exercises E-36

a Grammar exercises for improving accuracy E-36

b Topics for writing practice E-46

 

Answers to exercises E-49

Index E-54

Product Updates

The ebook has been updated to give your students the latest guidance on documenting sources in MLA style and follows the guidelines set forth in the MLA Handbook, 9th edition (April 2021).

This supplement both resident and international students understand college expectations and develop strategies for improving their academic English and academic writing. Written by an ESL expert, Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL includes plenty of helpful charts, activities, exercises, and model papers — along with notes about where to find additional resources online and on campus.

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