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March 29, 2017
Approaches to Teaching Non-Native English Speakers Across the Curriculum
- Author
- Sigsbee, David L., Bruce Speck and Bruce Maylath, eds.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA (New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 70)
- ISBN
- 787998605
- Table of Contents
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ch. 1. My Language, My Culture: International Variations in Standards for English (James C. Stalker)
ch. 2. Which Non-Native Speaker? (Joy M. Reid)
ch. 3. Why Do They Get It When I Say "Gingivitis" But Not When I Say "Gum Swelling"? (Bruce Maylath)
ch. 4. Respect for Religious Differences: The Case of Muslim Students (Bruce W. Speck)
ch. 5. Cultural Norms Affect Oral Communication in the Classroom (Ellen Johnson)
ch. 6. Using the "Writing Process" with Non-Native Users of English (Kimberly Koffolt, Sheryl L. Holt)
ch. 7. Building Editing Skills: Putting Students at the Center of the Editing Process (Robin Murie)
ch. 8. Responding to Grammar Errors (Sheryl L. Holt)
ch. 9. How Cultural Differences Affect Written and Oral Communication: The Case of Peer Response Groups (Gayle L. Nelson)
ch. 10. Please Speak Up: Asian Immigrant Students in American College Classrooms (Barbara D. Hodne)
ch. 11. What Teachers Can Do to Relieve Problems Identified by International Students (Debra S. Lee)
This volume of New Directions for Teaching and Learning makes the knowledge and skills of academic specialists available to subject-area faculty who deal with the writing and oral communication styles of non-native users of English in their classrooms. The chapters offer information and much-needed advice in nontechnical language about ways to help these students improve their writing and speaking skills in content-area courses. The volume also considers the points of view of the students themselves and discusses their differing levels of intent about becoming proficient in English writing and speaking. The authors are specialists from institutions of higher education across the United States, and their academic fields included English as a Second Language, composition theory, editing, technical editing, interpersonal communication, oral communication, and linguistics. Faculty, especially those involved in writing-across-the-curriculum programs, will find this an invaluable help in dealing with the writing aspects of their courses, and those in charge of faculty development activities will particularly welcome this volume for use in their seminars. This is the 70th issues of the journals New Directions for Teaching and Learning. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page. (From the Publisher)