UID:
almahu_9949296739502882
Format:
1 online resource (288 p.)
ISBN:
9781788926904
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9783110767001
Series Statement:
New Perspectives on Language and Education ; 95
Content:
Drawing on a digital ethnography of Chinese international students' first semester languaging practices, this book examines how they use their multilingual and multi-modal communicative repertories to facilitate languaging across contexts, in order to suggest how universities might better serve the needs of international students.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Preface --
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Part 1 --
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1 Who, Why and What about Chinese International Students --
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2 Languaging across Borders: Linguistic Demands, Challenges and an Integrated Framework --
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3 A Four-Month In-Depth Investigation: An Overview of Study Design --
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Part 2 --
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4 Chinese International Students are Not Chinese International Students --
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5 First Semester Languaging Journeys of Three Regular High Students --
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6 First-Semester Languaging Journeys of Two American High Students --
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7 Revisiting Within-Group Variabilities among Chinese International Students --
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Part 3 --
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8 An Overview of Myths and Realities --
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9 Myth 1: TOEFL Results Accurately Predict International Students' Ability to Function Linguistically on College Entry --
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10 Myth 2: An English-Only Policy is Necessary in College Classrooms to Help International Students Improve Their Linguistic Functioning in English --
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11 Myth 3: First Year Writing Guarantees International Students' Successful Writing Performances in Content-Area Courses --
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12 Myth 4: English is Responsible for All the Challenges Facing Chinese International Students --
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13 Myth 5: Chinese International Students are Well Supported in American Higher Education Linguistically and Academically --
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14 Revisiting Myths and Realities --
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Appendix A --
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Appendix B --
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References --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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Language:
English
DOI:
10.21832/9781788926904
URL:
https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788926904
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788926904
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