Approaches to teaching non-native English speakers across the curriculum
By: David L. Sigsbee, Bruce W. Speck, Bruce Maylath, editors.
Contributors: Sigsbee, David L.; Speck, Bruce W.; Maylath, Bruce.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series; New directions for teaching and learning -- no. 70 (Summer 1997); New directions for teaching and learning -- no. 70.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers; Students, Foreign -- Education (Higher) -- United States; College teaching
Other titles: Non-native English speakers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: My language, my culture : international variations in standards for English -- James C. Stalker; title: Which non-native speaker? : differences between international students and U.S. resident (language minority) students -- Joy M. Reid; title: Why do they get it when I say "gingivitis" but not when I say "gum swelling"? -- Bruce Maylath; title: Respect for religious differences : the case of Muslim students -- Bruce W. Speck; title: Cultural norms affect oral communication in the classroom -- Ellen Johnson; title: Using the "writing process" with non-native users of English -- Kimberly Koffolt, Sheryl L. Holt; title: Building editing skills : putting students at the center of the editing process -- Robin Murie; title: Responding to grammar errors -- Sheryl L. Holt; title: How cultural differences affect written and oral communication : the case of peer response groups -- Gayle L. Nelson; title: Please speak up : Asian immigrant students in American college classrooms -- Barbara D. Hodne; title: What teachers can do to relieve problems identified by international students-- Debra S. Lee.