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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.
About the author
Johnnie Johnson Hafernik is professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco. Her research interests include applied linguistics, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), curriculum design, and issues of ethics and social justice in language education. She is the co-author of two books: Dilemmas in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: 40 Cases with Dorothy S. Messerschmitt and Ethical Issues for ESL Faculty: Social Justice in Practice with Dorothy S. Messerschmitt and Stephanie Vandrick.
Fredel M. Wiant is associate professor and chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco. Her research interests include political rhetoric, communication and composition curriculum and pedagogy, and first-year college experience. She is the co-author of a writing/speaking textbook, The Speaking/Writing Connection: A Rhetoric with David Ryan.
Summary
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.
