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 suc
Integrating Multilingual Students into College Classrooms: Practical Advice for Faculty
โ Scribed by Johnnie Johnson Hafernik; Fredel M. Wiant
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 182
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book is a practical, informative and concise guide for college and university faculty across all disciplines who are dealing with today's diverse student body: an increasingly ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse group. It helps staff to understand multilingual students and offers advice on how to help them to succeed.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: The Context
1. Our Students
2. Constructing Classrooms Where Students Can Succeed
Part 2: Understanding and Addressing Language Skills
Introduction
3. Speaking
4. Listening
5. Reading
6. Writing
7. Working in Groups
8. Assessment
Epilogue: Outside the Ivory Tower
References
Glossary
Appendix: Sample Rubrics and Other Evaluation Tools
Index
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