Decisions, agency, and advising : key issues in the placement of multilingual writers into first-year composition courses / Tanita Saenkhum.

Author
Saenkhum, Tanita, 1976- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Logan : Utah State University Press, [2016]
Description
xiii, 153 pages ; 22 cm

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    "Saenkhum considers the role of agency in the placement of multilingual writers--including international students and U.S. residents or citizens who are non-native users of English--in U.S. college composition programs. Grounded in qualitative research and concerned equally with theory and practice"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index.
    Contents
    • Investigating multilingual writers' placement decisions
    • Negotiating placement vs. accepting placement
    • Why self-assessing is crucial for placement
    • Planning on and questioning about placement (and other acts of agency)
    • Academic advising and the placement of multilingual writers
    • Writing teachers and the placement of multilingual writer
    • Student agency and placement decisions : theoretical discussion and practical recommendations.
    ISBN
    • 9781607325406 ((pbk.))
    • 1607325403 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2016023037
    OCLC
    950202721
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