Generation 1.5 meets college composition

de Kay M. Losey

"An increasing number of students graduate from U.S. high schools and enter college while still in the process of learning English. This group - the "1.5 generation" - consisting of immigrants and U.S. residents born abroad, as well as indigenous language minority groups, is rapidly becoming a major constituency in college writing programs. These students defy the existing categories in most college writing programs, as well as in the research literature. Experienced in U.S. culture and schooling, these students have characteristics and needs distinct from the international students who have been the subject of most research and literature on ESL writing. The intent of this volume is to bridge this gap and to initiate a dialogue on the linguistic, cultural, and ethical issues encountered when teaching college writing to U.S.-educated linguistically diverse students." "This book serves not only to articulate an issue and set an agenda for further research and discussion, but also to suggest paths toward linguistic and cultural sensitivity in any writing classroom. It is thought-provoking reading for college administrators, writing teachers, and scholars and students of first-and second-language composition."--BOOK JACKET.