English as a Second Language Writing and Editing Support

What is ESL?

ESL stands for English as a Second Language. This term is used for the following:

  • Students of English as a second or other language
  • People who know some English (a little or a lot), but not as their first language
  • Books, magazines, newspapers, and publications for ESL readers

ESL writing and editing services

I have over 15 years of experience as an ESL classroom teacher and private tutor. Details are on the About page.

If your audience includes non-native English speakers

You may be losing some of your readers if your content is difficult for non-native English speakers to read. I can make it more accessible:

  • Simplify sentence structure
  • Replace difficult words with more basic vocabulary
  • Rewrite confusing idioms
  • Organize content to make it easier for native and non-native speakers to read
  • Write material for a global audience

If English is not your first language

If you write in English for English speakers, I can help you in these ways:

  • Edit your work to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes
  • Make sentence and paragraph organization work better for English speakers
  • Write what you need in English

ESL writing lessons

In addition to ESL writing and editing services, I provide these services as an online writing tutor:

  • Guide you as you write your own content from the idea creation stage to the finished product
  • Provide correction and feedback with each draft
  • Identify areas that need improvement and help you improve in those areas

Do you have any questions? Please contact me.

Common ESL writing mistakes

Speakers of any other language

  • Wrong verb forms, tenses, and prepositions
  • Subject-verb non-agreement
  • Spelling and punctuation mistakes
  • Poorly translated words and phrases
  • Writing styles that don't translate well in English

Speakers of Asian languages

  • Article omission or incorrect article use
  • Overuse of the passive voice
  • Difficulty with English paragraph structure

Speakers of Western languages

  • Pronoun and irregular plural difficulties
  • Use of articles where they aren't needed
  • Omission of the sentence subject
  • Word meaning confusion

"A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." – Thomas Mann