{"product_id":"tutoring-second-language-writers-paperback","title":"Tutoring Second Language Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShanti Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTutoring Second Language Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, a complete update of Bruce and Rafoth's 2009 \u003ci\u003eESL Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, is a guide for writing center tutors that addresses the growing need for tutors who are better prepared to work with the increasingly international population of students seeking guidance at the writing center.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing upon philosopher John Dewey's belief in reflective thinking as a way to help build new knowledge, the book is divided into four parts. Part 1: Actions and Identities is about creating a proactive stance toward language difference, thinking critically about labels, and the mixed feelings students may have about learning English. Part 2: Research Opportunities demonstrates writing center research projects and illustrates methods tutors can use to investigate their questions about writing center work. Part 3: Words and Passages offers four personal stories of inquiry and discovery, and Part 4: Academic Expectations describes some of the challenges tutors face when they try to help writers meet readers' specific expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvancing the conversations tutors have with one another and their directors about tutoring second language writers and writing, \u003ci\u003eTutoring Second Language Writers\u003c\/i\u003e engages readers with current ideas and issues that highlight the excitement and challenge of working with those who speak English as a second or additional language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors include Jocelyn Amevuvor, Rebecca Day Babcock, Valerie M. Balester, Shanti Bruce, Frankie Condon, Michelle Cox, Jennifer Craig, Kevin Dvorak, Paula Gillespie, Glenn Hutchinson, Pei-Hsun Emma Liu, Bobbi Olson, Pimyupa W. Praphan, Ben Rafoth, Jose L. Reyes Medina, Guiboke Seong, and Elizabeth (Adelay) Witherite.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShanti Bruce \u003c\/b\u003eis professor and chair of the Department of Writing and Communication at Nova Southeastern University, where she earned the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. She coedited \u003ci\u003eESL Writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreative Approaches to Writing Center Work\u003c\/i\u003e, both honored by the International Writing Centers Association with its Outstanding Scholarship Award for Best Book\/Major Work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Rafoth\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor and director of the writing center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he also teaches graduate courses in the composition and TESOL program. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eESL Writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500413010169,"sku":"9781607324065","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/LuSDXBxnE9781607324065.webp?v=1773260492","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tutoring-second-language-writers-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}