Today more and more ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse students enroll in our college and university courses. These diverse, multilingual students enrich our campuses and at the same time present challenges. Who are these students? What skills do these diverse students need to be successful in college? How can faculty help them succeed? For faculty in all disciplines seeking answers to these questions, this is an essential book. This text provides practical advice on how to assist these students with academic tasks and how to help them to succeed in the academy.
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Introduction
Unit I – The Context
Chapter One: Our Students
Chapter Two: Constructing Classrooms Where Students Can Succeed
Unit II: Understanding and Addressing Language Skills Introduction
Chapter Three: Speaking
Chapter Four: Listening
Chapter Five: Reading
Chapter Six: Writing
Chapter Seven: Working in Groups
Chapter Eight: Assessment
Epilogue: Outside the Ivory Tower
Mengenai Pengarang
Fredel M. Wiant is associate professor and chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco. Her research interests include political rhetoric, communication and composition curriculum and pedagogy, and first-year college experience. She is the co-author of a writing/speaking textbook, The Speaking/Writing Connection: A Rhetoric with David Ryan.
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