Writing Support for International Graduate Students - Enhancing Transition and Success

Writing Support for International Graduate Students describes and theorizes agency- and advocacy- driven practices, programs, and policies that are most effective in helping international students learn graduate-level writing and communication skills.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Understanding Politics: Affecting Policy3. Shifting Focus: An Ecological Approach 4. Fostering Agency through Effective Support Practices 5. Advancing Advocacy through Programs and Leadership

About the author

Shyam Sharma is a scholar of Writing and Rhetoric who teaches at State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA. His research and publications, which have appeared in flagship publication venues of Writing Studies, focus on writing in the disciplines, international students and education, cross-cultural rhetoric and communication, and new media.

Summary

Writing Support for International Graduate Students describes and theorizes agency- and advocacy- driven practices, programs, and policies that are most effective in helping international students learn graduate-level writing and communication skills.

Product details

• Authors: Shyam Sharma, Shyam (Stony Brook University Sharma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367586799
• ISBN: 978-0-367-58679-9
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Routledge Research in Writing Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, EDUCATION / Counseling / Academic Development, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, Communication Studies, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Higher education, tertiary education, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Bilingualism and multilingualism, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher