The Writing Center
The Center for Language Arts Skills at SUNY College at Old Westbury

Academic Village, Room A-124
(516) 876-3093

Language House Writing Center is the place where SUNY College at Old Westbury students go for help with writing and other language arts skills. No appointments are necessary and tutoring is completely free of charge. The Language House's hours are: Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Students wishing to use the Language House's computers should bring a 31/2" floppy disk on which to save their material. The Language House Reading Room is located in Academic Village room A-120 and includes a literature library.

The current coordinator of the Language House is:

Margaret Torrell
Instructor, Humanities & Languages Department
E-Mail: torrellm@oldwestbury.edu

Resources for:

• Writers
  • Ann Raimes, Keys for Writers
  • Diana Hacker, A Writer's Reference
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center Handbook
  • Purdue University Online Writing Lab
  • Brown University Writing Center Handouts
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Resources for Writers
  • Wesleyan University Writing Workshop
  • University of North Carolina Online Writing Center
• Readers
  • Unilearning: Reading
    A site created by the University of Wollogang, Australia, with exercises.
  • Effective Reading
    Strategies for Academic Reading, from the Academic Center at University of California, Berkeley
  • Study Skills Self-Help
    Techniques for building reading comprehension from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
  • YourDictionary.Com
    A collection of online dictionaries, including free access to the American Heritage Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Merriam-Webster Online
    Free access to the Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
• Speakers
  • Building Your Oral Communications Skills
    Helpful information and suggestions from the Writing and Communication Center of the Tennessee Board of Regents
  • Making Effective Oral Presentations
    Guidelines from University of Otago in New Zealand.
  • Oral Presentations
    Advice for professional and business presentations from Concordia College in Montreal.
  • Pronouncing English Sounds
    Helpful information about pronouncing English, by Sharon Widmayer and Holly Gray.
  • Activities for ESL Students
    For the English Learner - Quizzes, exercises and puzzles to help you study English as a Second Language
  • Interesting Things for ESL Students
    A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
  • Grammar Activities for ESL Students
    Quizzes and exercises collected by Ohio State University.
• Researchers
  • Literary Resources on the Net
    A well-selected set of links compiled by Jack Lynch of Rutgers-Newark.
  • PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
    An overview of resources in American literature, with biographical and critical information and up-to-date bibliographies for many authors.
  • The Voice of the Shuttle
    An amazing resource - links to information about almost every field of study in the humanities. This URL is for the English page.
  • Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
    Interesting background information on multicultural women writers.
  • Galenet Literary Resources Glossary
    A glossary of literary terms.
  • Contemporary Literary Theory
    An overview of current theoretical approaches by John Lye.
• Tutors
  • The Dangling Modifier
    A national newsletter by and for peer tutors in writing, produced in association for the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing.
  • National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing
    An organization connecting peer tutors nationwide.
  • The International Writing Centers Association
    Resources and information about every aspect of college writing centers, including listservs and discussion boards for tutors, announcements of conferences, and employment opportunities.