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Generation 1.5 meets college composition : issues in the teaching of writing to U.S.-educated learners of ESL

Author: Linda Harklau; Kay M Losey; Meryl Siegal
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
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"An increasing number of students graduate from U.S. high schools and enter college while still in the process of learning English. This group - the "1.5 generation" - consisting of immigrants and U.S. residents born abroad, as well as indigenous language minority groups, is rapidly becoming a major constituency in college writing programs. These students defy the existing categories in most college writing programs,  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Linda Harklau; Kay M Losey; Meryl Siegal
ISBN: 0805829547 9780805829549 0805829555 9780805829556
OCLC Number: 40460059
Description: ix, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
Other Titles: Generation one point five meets college composition
Responsibility: edited by Linda Harklau, Kay M. Losey, Meryl Siegal.
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"An increasing number of students graduate from U.S. high schools and enter college while still in the process of learning English. This group - the "1.5 generation" - consisting of immigrants and U.S. residents born abroad, as well as indigenous language minority groups, is rapidly becoming a major constituency in college writing programs. These students defy the existing categories in most college writing programs, as well as in the research literature. Experienced in U.S. culture and schooling, these students have characteristics and needs distinct from the international students who have been the subject of most research and literature on ESL writing. The intent of this volume is to bridge this gap and to initiate a dialogue on the linguistic, cultural, and ethical issues encountered when teaching college writing to U.S.-educated linguistically diverse students." "This book serves not only to articulate an issue and set an agenda for further research and discussion, but also to suggest paths toward linguistic and cultural sensitivity in any writing classroom. It is thought-provoking reading for college administrators, writing teachers, and scholars and students of first-and second-language composition."--BOOK JACKET.

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