{"product_id":"languaging-myths-and-realities-journeys-of-chinese-international-students-9781788926195","title":"Languaging Myths and Realities: Journeys of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher education institutions in Anglophone countries often rely on standardized English language proficiency exams to assess the linguistic capabilities of their multilingual international students. However, there is often a mismatch between these scores and the initial experiences of international students in both academic and social contexts. Drawing on a digital ethnography of Chinese international students’ first semester languaging practices, this book examines their challenges, needs and successes on their initial languaging journeys in higher education. It analyzes how they use their rich multilingual and multi-modal communicative repertories to facilitate languaging across contexts, in order to suggest how university support systems might better serve the needs of multilingual international students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmploying various ethnographic methods as well as conducting high-quality discourse analysis, Zhang-Wu offers important and indispensable ways to really engage and teach Chinese students from their own perspectives. For those of us interested in diverse languaging practices, educational equity for international students and progressive pedagogies for English language users from various linguistic backgrounds, this book is very necessary. * Vershawn Ashanti Young, University of Waterloo, Canada *\u003cbr\u003eThrough a vigorous study of Chinese undergraduate students' translingual lives in the United States, author Zhang-Wu debunks five assumptions held by administrators about these students’ academic preparedness. Her study helps raise critical issues of social justice for international students, contributing to discussions on monolingualism and racism in American higher education. * Xiaoye You, Pennsylvania State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Who, Why, and What about Chinese International Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Languaging across Borders: Linguistic Demands, Challenges and an Integrated Framework\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: A Four-Month In-Depth Investigation: An Overview of Study Design\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Chinese International Students are Not \u003cem\u003eChinese International Students\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: First Semester Languaging Journeys of Three \u003cem\u003eRegular High\u003c\/em\u003e Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: First Semester Languaging Journeys of Two \u003cem\u003eAmerican High\u003c\/em\u003e Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Revisiting Within-Group Variabilities among Chinese International Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: An Overview of Myths and Realities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Myth 1: TOEFL Results Accurately Predict International Students’ Ability to Function Linguistically on College Entry \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Myth 2: An English-Only Policy is Necessary in College Classrooms to Help International Students Improve Their Linguistic Functioning in English\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Myth 3: \u003cem\u003eFirst-Year Writing\u003c\/em\u003e Guarantees International Students’ Successful Writing Performances in Content-Area Courses\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Myth 4: English is Responsible for All the Challenges Facing Chinese International Students\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Myth 5: Chinese International Students are Well Supported in American Higher Education Linguistically and Academically\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Revisiting Myths and Realities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix A\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix B\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Multilingual Matters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042537439575,"sku":"9781788926195","price":35.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788926195.jpg?v=1750954546","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/languaging-myths-and-realities-journeys-of-chinese-international-students-9781788926195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}