Decoding ESL: International Students in the American College Classroom

Amy Tucker extends current research and theory on contrastive rhetoric to study ESL students tackling the art and skill of writing and reading literature.

Decoding Esl: International Students in the American College Classroom

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Tucker, Amy

English as a Second Language

McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT

Visual Literacy acquaints students with the critical issues that shape the discipline of art and teaches them to write about art from a variety of scholarly and rhetorical perspectives.

Visual Literacy: Writing about Art

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Random House Writing Course for Esl Students

Costello, Jacqueline

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Random House, Inc.

This fresh new introduction to literature contains an international anthology of fiction, poetry, and drama plus a screenplay, essays, autobiographical writing and other varieties of nonfiction. Designed for writing-intensive courses with an expansive view of writing, this text guides students through the process of reading and rereading, introducing them to the critical vocabulary of literary analysis at the same time. Many connections can be made among the 300 classic and contemporary selections, as seen, for example, with the short story, "In the Grove," and the screenplay it inspired, "Rashomon". Complementing the Text is an intriguing photo essay, "Expatriates," as well as color self-portraits of Van Gogh that accompany his self-portraits in letters. In all, this anthology offers exciting possibilities for the study and creation of texts.

Forms of Literature: A Writer's Collection

Literature & Fiction

Mcgraw-Hill College

The Random House writing course for ESL students

The Random House writing course for ESL students

Random House]

The Illustration of the Master examines the crucial role of the illustrated press in the formation of the reading public and the writing profession during Henry James's lifetime. The book re-examines James's stories, criticism, and travel essays in light of the explosive growth of the magazine industry in the United States and abroad at the turn of the century. Using previously unpublished archival sources, Amy Tucker delves into James's negotiations with publishers, editors, and literary agents, as well as his interactions with some of the celebrated artists who were assigned to illustrate his work. Reproducing more than 120 illustrations, advertisements, and other images that accompanied James's work, this book reveals the vital interplay of word and image that helped define literary culture at a moment when "popular entertainment" and "high art" had not yet gone their separate ways.

The Illustration of the Master: Henry James and the Magazine Revolution

Stanford University Press

In Decoding ESL, Amy Tucker extends current research and theory on contrastive rhetoric to study ESL students tackling the art and skill of writing and reading literature. For her, contrastive rhetoric is not a matter of comparing usage in the native language for explanations of mistakes in English. Contrastive rhetoric must include information about the two cultures, about expectations and other sociocultural variables that influence and affect communication.  Each chapter investigates successive stages in the attainment of college skills in a second language, from the absorption of grammar structures and expository patterns to encounters with American literature. Along the way, the book considers the overriding concerns of current composition practice and theory: issues of learner motivation, syllabus design, collaborative classroom techniques, revision strategies, reading/writing connections, and communicative contexts of discourse.  Tucker pursues a neglected area of study, arguing clearly and strongly that ESL students should develop their own responses to what they read. Her students engage in a range of communicative tasks, including interviews, class discussions, journal writing, and essay and revision assignments. Her discussions of the students' work prove how careful analysis of language can help you understand not just that one student, but many. Sample syllabi show how you can do the same.

Heinemann

Much time and effort is placed on planning during pregnancy and the birth, but what about the postpartum period? No matter how you enter parenthood, whether through giving birth, adopting or blending families, it is a transition. And with any transition, there are ups and there are downs. Much attention and focus go to the baby in the postpartum period; the mom and support person can often get lost. But we know that it is a system: mom, support person and baby. Each person needs to be supported during this time. Life With Baby Workbook was developed to help plan for this and navigate these ups and downs. Life With Baby is a comprehensive guide to identify readers' unique needs in the postpartum period. It is geared towards women who are planning to be pregnant, pregnant, adopting or postpartum as well as their support person. Perinatal providers also use Life With Baby to help guide conversations and get their clients more prepared for the postpartum period. It makes an excellent baby shower gift, showing the mom and her support person how much you care about their postpartum experience. Life With Baby offers readers:

Life With Baby: A Postpartum Workbook for Self Care, Support and Emotional Wellbeing

Self-Help

Fassnacht, Erin

Emotions

Life With Baby

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