Undergraduates in a Second Language Book

Preface     xi
Introduction     1
Inquiry Procedures     5
Reporting Findings     12
Context for the Study     16
"You Need Really Understand": An Undergraduate in Engineering     19
Background     19
Context for Learning     24
Professional Training: Engineering Education and Industry     25
Literacy Experiences     26
Socioacademic Relationships     47
Special Circumstances for International Students     55
Ideological Education     60
Conclusion     61
"Don't Have Easy": Nursing in L2     63
Background     63
Educational Context: The Nursing Program     67
Context Shapers     72
The Trouble With English: Language and Literacy Struggles     78
The Trouble With American Education     98
Socioacademic Relations     102
Special Circumstances for International Students     110
Ideological Education     115
Conclusion     119
"Suddenly You Get Recognized": The Power of Community     121
Prologue to Jan     121
Background     122
AcademicPortrait     123
Business School     137
Developing as a Writer     139
Socioacademic Relations     160
Special Circumstances for International/Immigrant Students     168
Ideological Education     172
Conclusion     174
Appendix     176
"Yuko Can Handle Intimidation": Becoming a Social Worker     177
Background     177
The Social Work Major     183
Writing Development     187
The Nature and Role of Yako's Undergraduate Writing     192
The Development of Other Social Work Skills     214
Socioacademic Relationships     216
Special Circumstances for International Students     221
Ideological Education     227
Conclusion     230
University Literacy     233
Writing at the University: Less Than Expected     234
Writing for General Education     237
Writing in the Major     241
Writing, Learning, and Learning to Write     248
ESL Classes     251
Writing at the University and Individual Goal Setting     255
Conclusion     257
Social and Ideological Contexts of Literacy Development      261
Social Group and Individual Identity     261
Conclusion: Socioacademic Factors     274
Ideological Contexts: The United States and the World     276
Conclusion: Ideological Factors     280
Conclusion     282
Conclusion     283
Interview Guides     287
Main Coding Categories for Student Interviews     295
Endnotes     299
References     309
Author Index     321
Subject Index     325