English as a Second Language
Note: if you are an undergraduate student in need of ESL assistance, or if you need urgent assistance and no appointment is available with the ESL specialist, you should contact RWIT.
Judith Hertog, English as a Second Language Specialist
The Writing Program ESL Specialist, provides free English-language assistance to international graduate students. Hertog offers two services: free private consultation and weekly study meetings.
Students can schedule free private consultations to receive ESL assistance writing projects or presentations, or to improve specific English skills.
- One-time appointments are available, as well as regular weekly, or bi-weekly appointments.
- The ESL specialist can work with faculty to identify the needs of their students and she can provide faculty with periodic progress reports.
The ESL specialist offers informal weekly ESL study meetings that are open to all graduate students. Weekly reading assignments, which serve as a springboard into discussions, are posted on blackboard. Discussion topics:
- Issues pertaining to American academia
- Academic research and writing
- American culture and history
- English literature
- Current events
- English grammar and vocabulary
- Cross-cultural issues
The meetings take place on Thursday evenings 6-7 pm in the Ferguson Room on the top floor in the east wing of Baker Library.
An additional meeting time will be offered during the fall term.
Anyone interested in the ESL study meetings should contact the ESL specialist (
Judith.hertog@dartmouth.edu) to be added to the participant list. You will receive
