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Multilingual students have two options for one-on-one writing support:

• Peer Writing and Speaking Tutors
• One-on-One Consultations with the Director of Multilingual Writing 

There are additional resources for support with classes, assignment beyond writing, and academics in general.

Peer Writing and Speaking Tutors

Specially trained students are available for one-on-one meetings to help with all your writing projects, as well as your oral presentations, thesis defenses, interviews, poster presentations, class discussion skills, visual aids, and more! Make an appointment or walk-in at the Writing Center. Online appointments are available through the Writing Center's online system. 

One-on-One Consultations

with the Director of Multilingual Writing, Kelly Frantz, to discuss questions regarding adjustment to the US academic system, multilingual writing, reading strategies, how to participate in class discussion, how to make continued progress in English communication, and any other concerns. You can also email Kelly at kfrantz@brynmawr.edu. 

91³ÉÈ˶¶ÒôÈë¿Ú offers specialized writing courses for multilingual students. 

• WRIT 120: Workshop for Multilingual Writers
  • This full-credit course is offered in the fall. It is a good companion course for first year students as they write for their Emily Balch Seminars. The course covers the basics of college level academic writing in English.
  • Diagnostic Essay: Before entering their first semester in college, international students write a diagnostic essay. The writing task is an analytical response to a short reading. Students have 90 minutes to write and no preparation is required. After Writing Program faculty have evaluated the essay, the Program Director will email students advising them as to whether they should take a Workshop for Multilingual Writers (WRIT 120), whether they should be meeting regularly with a Writing Partner, or whether they should only take the Balch Seminar.
  • The deadline to take the Diagnostic Essay test for upcoming international students in the summer 2025 are listed below:
    • Online (Moodle) | Friday (July 25th) - Tuesday (July 29th)
  • WRIT 120 is open to all multilingual students. If you are a multilingual student who is not required to attend International Student Orientation and you would like to be considered for admission to WRIT 120, please email the Director of Multilingual Writing.
• WRIT 210: TBD
  • This full-credit course is offered in the spring. WRIT 220 counts toward CI.

Stay tuned for announcements about 2025-2026 workshops!

ACADEMIC WRITING CONVENTIONS

•    "Writing for Success is an open-source text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition."
•  "[This open-source book offers] a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction by focusing on reading and writing, A Writer's Guide to Mindful Reading supports students as they become more reflective, deliberate, and mindful readers and writers by working within a metacognitive framework."
•   A companion site to the book , which is a core text in WRIT 190. Using templates and thinking about logical moves can help you to master academic style. 
•  General writing, discipline-specific, and ESL-related content
•  Academic writing video tutorials created by a TESOL specialist 

DOCUMENTING YOUR SOURCES: CITATION & FORMATTING STYLES

VOCABULARY & DICTIONARIES

GRAMMAR AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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•  This book gives a good, quick review of the most frequent errors, and can be found in the reference section of Canaday Library. 

US ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS

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Explore information relevant to multilingual and/or international graduate students specifically.

Multilingual graduate students can contact Kelly, the Director of Multilingual Writing (kfrantz@brynmawr.edu), who can provide support with questions regarding adjustment to the US academia as a graduate student, writing in genres for a specific audience and purpose, reading strategies, how to make continued progress in English communication, and any other concerns. In these one-on-one consultations, you can get support with:

• class assignments
• abstract and journal paper writing
• conference presentations
• thesis and dissertation writing
• scholarship essay and grant writing
• preparing material for the job market
• any other concerns you may have as a multilingual writer

Email Kelly (kfrantz@brynmawr.edu) or . 

Academic Support

• LITS (Library & Information Technology Services) 
• Canday Library
• Registrar
• Writing Center
• Q Center
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• Office of Academic Support   
• Peer Mentors
•  Peer Tutors Dean's Office  (Seeing Your Dean)
•  Access Services

Health & Wellness

• Counseling Services 
• Health & Wellness Center 
• Dining Services

International & Multicultural Experience

• International Student and Scholar Advising
• The Impact Center
• Enid Cook '31 Center 
• Global Bryn Mawr Office

Other

• Residential Life 
• Mailroom 
• Campus Safety 
• Career and Civic Engagement Center