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What every ESL student should know : a guide to college and university academic success / Kathy Ochoa Flores.
Van Pelt Library PE1128.A2 F572 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flores, Kathy Ochoa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
- English language.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- This book teaches English language learners about language learning and classroom expectations. It is a compilation of advice, experiences, suggestions, strategies, and learning theories collected over many years of teaching these students.
- What Every ESL Student Should Know was written to help English language learners be successful in community college and college classrooms-specifically, how to prepare for the teacher's expectations within the classroom, how to participate in class, what to expect from the class, and what to do to learn English. Learning strategies and language theories are presented in brief. This text is ideal for orientations or pre-college workshops for immigrant or international students.
- Contents:
- Should I use my dictionary while I read?
- What should I do to learn English?
- Is it okay to make mistakes?
- How can I be a good student?
- What's it like inside an ESL classroom in the United States?
- What are the benefits of diversity?
- Why should I work in a group?
- How long does it take to learn English?
- Am I too old to learn English?
- How can I increase my vocabulary?
- Appendices : A. Comprehension and discussion questions for chapters 1-10
- B. Recommended children's books for beginning-level readers
- C. Recommended young adult books for intermediate-level readers
- D. Recommended classics for advanced-level readers
- E. Recommended modern novels for advanced-level readers
- F. Websites for vocabulary acquisition
- G. Mapping/clustering vocabulary words.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-115).
- ISBN:
- 0472032860
- OCLC:
- 181142765
- Publisher Number:
- 99946254063
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