Crossing the Curriculum : Multilingual Learners in College Classrooms

by Zamel, Vivian; Spack, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9781410609809
• ISBN10: 1410609804
• Copyright: 2004-04-08
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

As college classrooms have become more linguistically diverse, ESOL professionals and faculty across the disciplines are trying to meet the challenge of teaching students of differing linguistic backgrounds.

Table of Contents

Preface

Investigating Students' Experiences Across the Curriculum: Through the Eyes of Classroom Researchers

Strangers in Academia: The Experiences of Faculty and ESOL Students Across the Curriculum

The Acquisition of Academic Literacy in a Second Language: A Longitudinal Case Study, Updated

"It Became Easier Over Time": A Case Study of the Relationship Between Writing, Learning, and the Creation of Knowledge

Lessons From Ming: Helping Students Use Writing to Learn

From Outsider to Insider: Studying Academic Discourse Communities Across the Curriculum

Learning Across the Curriculum: Through Students' Eyes

Martha's Reflections on Learning Across the Curriculum

Motoko's Reflections on Learning Across the Curriculum

Engaging Students in Learning: Through the Eyes of Faculty Across the Curriculum

Excelling in the Critical Study of Culture: The Multilingual-Multicultural Student Advantage

When Writing-to-Learn Is Not Enough

Writing in Nursing Education and Nursing Practice

The Soil Under the Gravel: ESOL Learners and Writing About Literature

"Still Cannot Solve It": Engaging ESOL Students in the Classroom Conversation

Voicing Names and Naming Voices: Pedagogy and Persistence in an Asian American Studies Classroom

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