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Publication Date: 2018-Jun
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"Language Difference Can Be an Asset": Exploring the Experiences of Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers of Writing
Todd Ruecker; Stefan Frazier; Mariya Tseptsura
College Composition and Communication, v69 n4 p612-641 2018
The increasing diversity of US higher education has brought greater language diversity to institutions nationwide. While writing studies researchers have increasingly paid attention to the linguistic diversity of student writers, little attention has been paid to the growing numbers of writing teachers who speak English as a second language. This article reports on a study in which we surveyed seventy-eight nonnative English-speaking instructors and conducted follow-up interviews with eleven of them. Following a presentation of the survey data and profiles of selected interviewees, we recommend ways of working with instructors and students in order to decrease language prejudices and better facilitate the professional development of nonnative English-speaking teachers in writing programs.
Descriptors: Writing Teachers, Colleges, English (Second Language), Teacher Attitudes, Self Esteem, Writing Instruction, Cultural Pluralism
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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