Welcome to the Learning Center English/communications lab. The English lab is staffed by a professional English instructor and peer tutors. All will give assistance at every level of the writing process, from brainstorming to refining the final draft and from grammar to documenting the research paper. Tutoring is FREE and no appointment is necessary. Check with the coordinator at 904.381.3449 for specific times and let us help you hone your writing and grammar skills. Current term schedules may be obtained from the one of the two revolving display racks in the Learning Center or from the English area table.
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| Checklist for Application Letters |
Checklist for Résumés |
| Cover Letter Tips |
Developing a Winning Résumé |
| Power Verbs for Résumés |
Résumé Do’s and Don’ts |
| Résumé Web sites |
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| Analysis |
APA Documentation |
| Argumentation |
Cause & Effect |
| Common Mistakes in Papers |
Compare & Contrast |
| Conclusion Development |
Cover sheet Formatting |
| Critiques |
Definition |
| Description |
Editing & Proofreading Strategies |
| Essay Exam Tips |
Essay Outline |
| Essay Planning and Shaping |
Essay Thought Starters |
| Essay Web sites Homepages |
Exemplification |
| How to Write a Movie Review |
Illustration |
| Introduction Development |
Kent Campus Research Paper Format Guide |
| Logic in Argumentative Writing |
MLA Documentation |
| Narration |
Persuasion |
| Plagiarism & Paraphrasing |
Process |
| The Book Review or Article Critique |
Thesis Statements |
| Writing About Literature |
Writing Summaries |
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| Grammar and Punctuation Practice |
Grammar Practice Web sites |
| Improve Your Study Skills
At the Kent Campus Learning Center |
Capital Community College Interactive Quizzes |
| MySkillsTutor.com User Reference |
Online English Help |
| Online Grammar Exercises |
Research Databases At Kent Campus |
| Time Management for College Students |
Tips For Writing Scholarship Essays |
| Welcome to Kent Learning Center |
Writing Tutor IV |
| Adjectives & Adverbs |
The Use and Non-Use of Articles |
| Conjunctions |
Direct and Indirect Objects |
| Homonyms |
Parts of Speech |
| Prepositional Phrases |
Prepositions |
| Pronoun Agreement |
Pronoun Case |
| Pronoun Reference: The Antecedent |
Subjective/Verb Agreement |
| Subject and Verb Identification |
Transitions |
| Using Pronouns Clearly |
Verb Shifts |
| Verb Tense |
Verb Tense Consistency |
| Verbal's |
Verbs: Active and Passive Voice |
| Verbs: Their Forms & Tenses |
What is a Pronoun? |
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| Apostrophes & Quotation Marks |
Comma Usage |
| Commas vs. Semicolons |
Sentence Formulas |
| Tips for Comma Usage |
Brief Overview of Punctuation |
| Commas After Introductions |
Punctuation Hints |
| The Apostrophe |
Working with Commas |
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| Reading - Main Idea |
Reading – Meaning in Context |
| Reading - Organizational Pattern |
Reading - Tone |
| Reading – Bias |
Reading – Valid/Invalid Arguments |
Reading- SQR3 : Method for Reading
Comprehension |
CLAST Web sites |
| Reading – Supporting Details |
Reading - Purpose |
| Relationship Between Sentences |
Reading – Fact and Opinion |
| Reading – Drawing Inferences and Conclusions |
Reading-How to Improve Reading Comprehension |
| Reading Mastery Tests +
Web sites for Reading Practice |
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| Avoiding Sentence Errors |
Fragments, Run-On's, & Comma Splices |
| Kinds of Sentences |
Parallel Structure |
| Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity |
Varying Sentence Structure |
| Words: Redundancy Answers |
Fragments |
| Grammar Tips: Ten Writing Do’s |
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers |
| Run-On's & Comma Splices |
Subordination |
| Who and Whom |
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| Excellence and the Public Speaker |
How to Prepare & Present a Speech |
| How to Use Visual Aides in Speeches |
List of Transitions |
| Online Help for Speech Students |
Speech Packet (Collection of all Speech Handouts) |
| Strategies For Delivering Good Speeches |
Successful Speeches |
| Tips on Giving Public Speeches |
Types of Speeches |
| Writing Outlines for Speeches |
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| Commonly Misspelled Words and Spelling Web sites |
Root Words |
| Words: Prefixes |
Words: Suffixes |
| Words – Usage |
Words: Wordiness |
| Words to Use Instead of Said |
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| Study Skills: |
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The Virginia Tech Division of Student Affairs offers self-help information; this Web site has a wide range of effective study skills: time scheduling, not taking, how to read a difficult book, writing papers, etc. |
Purdue University Academic Skills Center offers suggestions for time management, staying focused, lecture note taking, reading speed, understanding the textbook, and test taking skills. |
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This site contains a list of various grammar Web sites and explanations of each. |
This is the Capital Community College Web site for grammar practice. One may either click on “Instruction” or “Quiz”. Extremely helpful! |
This is a link to online grammar exercises, with Diagnostic Quizzes available at the end. |
This is a list of interactive grammar quizzes to test one’s knowledge of each element. |
This is the English Essentials Online Exercise practice from Townsend Press. |
This is Gallaudet University’s English Works online grammar exercises. |
Literacy Education Online information on subject and verb agreement |
This Web site is one of the finest we have ever seen! It has links to grammar practices, Business English issues, ESL information, as well as Reference Desk information. |
The University of Ottawa provides a Web site aimed to teach the eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. This site is short, but each part of speech has a separate link, offering a detailed explanation. At the bottom of the page, to test one’s knowledge of the parts of speech, there is a twenty question overview. |
http://www.englishplus.com/grammar/GrammarSlammer.html |
| Transitional Words and Phrases: |
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| http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/trans1.html |
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| Sentence Composition: |
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This shows how to combine sentences through coordination and subordination. |
This Web site from Florida Atlantic University further explains how to combine sentences through coordination and subordination. |
This OWL site from Purdue University explains how to achieve sentence clarity. |
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| Reading Comprehension: |
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The Townsend Press Online Learning Center has excellent practice exercises on the various reading skills. |
Gallaudet University reading Web site offers various ways to check one’s understanding of reading comprehension. |
Using games, power point presentations, and other ways, Bloomfield College has an outstanding Web site to explain, test, and practice the different concepts involved in reading comprehension. |
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| Punctuation: |
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OWL from Purdue University has good explanation of the use of the apostrophe. |
The University of Ottawa has excellent information of the proper use of the comma. |
| Public Speaking: |
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Kennesaw State University has good online materials to assist with public speaking. |
Toastmasters International Web site contains excellent tips for public speaking. |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Web site makes available various handouts on public speaking. |
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| Writing Scholarship Essays: |
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San Diego State University Web site is good resource for writing effective scholarship essays. |
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| ESL Help Online: |
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Tower of English Web site offers various ways to assist the ESL (and other students) with grammar and writing. |
OWL from Purdue University handout explains the use and non use of article adjectives. |
This Web site for language learners offers English language tests and games. |
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| Documentation: |
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Capital Community College Web site gives excellent information on MLA documentation. |
OWL from Purdue University gives outstanding information on MLA format and documentation. |
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Capital Community College Web site gives excellent information on APA documentation. |
OWL from Purdue University gives outstanding information on APA format and documentation. |
| Chicago Style: |
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This Web site gives a quick guide to the Chicago Style of formatting. |
Sample research paper using Chicago Style |
| Business Writing: |
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| Resumes, Cover Letters and Letters of Acceptance: |
The College Board Web site gives interesting information regarding resume writing. |
| OWL at Purdue University gives great information on workplace writing. |
Essay Planning and Shaping |
