Contents

1. About the Book

2. Acknowledgements

3. About the Authors

4. I. Starting Out in an American Classroom

   1. Introduction

   2. Cultural Expectations on Teaching and Learning

   3. Classroom Expectations

   4. Follow-Up Questions for Reflection or Discussion

   5. Assignment #1: The Ideas Journal

   6. References

5. II. Plagiarism at the ESL Composition Program

   1. Introduction

   2. Defining Plagiarism

   3. Two Ways to Use Others’ Ideas and Avoid Plagiarism

   4. Other Issues Regarding Plagiarism

   5. Detecting Plagiarism

   6. Consequences of Plagiarism

   7. Follow-Up Questions for Reflection or Discussion

   8. Assignment #2: Identifying and Using an Appropriate Format

   9. References

6. III. Reading as an Active Process

   1. Introduction

   2. Reading Purposefully

   3. The Importance of Genre for Reading

   4. Interpreting Difficult Sentences

   5. Follow-Up Questions for Reflection or Discussion

   6. Assignment #3: Finding and Taking Notes on Sources

   7. References

7. IV. Writing at the Graduate Level

   1. Introduction

   2. Building Transfer Skills through Metacognitive Analysis

   3. An Example of Following a Model

   4. Writing as a Process

   5. Issues with Grammar

   6. Follow-Up Questions for Reflection or Discussion

   7. Assignment #4: Rough Draft

   8. References

8. V. Communication in American Classrooms

   1. Introduction

   2. Different Classroom Expectations

   3. Strategies and Skills in Classroom Participation

   4. Classroom Communication Anxiety

   5. The Issues of Naming

   6. Follow-Up Questions for Reflection or Discussion

   7. Assignment #5: Peer Review

   8. References