Esl Students In The Public Speaking Classroom

As American universities become increasingly diverse, instructors must know how to teach all their students effectively. ESL Students in the Public Speaking Classroom contains practical advice and specific techniques from experts Robbin Crabtree and David Sapp, help instructors to both understand linguistic diversity in the classroom, and to leverage it as a teaching asset. This guide contains helpful classroom activities at the end of each chapter, along with two new chapters (on technology and community-engaged public speaking) and an extensive annotated bibliography for further reading.

Delivering A Successful Presentation as an ESL Imagine having command of the English language with enough confidence to stand before a group of people from work or school and talk with the authority you have in your field of expertise. When English is your second language, it really doesn't matter whether it's your first presentation or your fiftieth. Every time you step before an audience you may feel varying degrees of stage fright. It's only natural. What's not natural is to be so paralyzed by the fear when you actually refuse speaking engagements even if it jeopardizes your career. Did you know that nearly 75 percent of the North American population experiences stage fright at some point in their lives, whether it's standing up before a classroom to speak or giving a presentation to a group of thousands. Many of these people are native English speakers. If they get nervous and have second thoughts, it's only natural if English is your second language. But don't allow your stage fright to paralyze you and make you doubt your ability either to speak the language well or to be understood. As an individual with a professional career, you have vital information to share. Regardless of whether you're giving a talk to your colleagues and supervisors or an auditorium of several hundred, this book is invaluable to you. From the finer nuances of presentation to the small but vital adjusting of your spoken word to ensure your pronunciation and elocution is as polished as possible, you'll find tips, tricks, and techniques that have already worked miracles for thousands of other speakers. And now these same ideas and concepts can change your speeches from so-so to sizzling within a matter of weeks. Can This Book Improve My Overall Public Speaking Skill? Yes! It can! It's incredible when a few subtle changes are made in your practice of the language and combined with tightly held secrets of the professional what can be accomplished. DISCOVER: 5 major fears every speaker feels that are intensified when English is your second language and how to banish them. 7 easy ways to build a rapport with your audience - some of these don't even involve polishing your speaking abilities. 7 must-know tips to become the best speaker possible - especially when English is your second language. The meaning of signposting and how this simple technique can keep your audience and you on the right path in your speech. How to use what you believe are your biggest liabilities and transform them into your biggest assets. And much more! If you've ever dreamed of presenting the ultimate speech or just wishing you can turn your "fear factor" way low when you present, then you are the target reader for this book. If you keep doing what you've always been doing, you'll always get the same old results. Tackle your fears today and discover the difference these amazing concepts can make when you implement them. Download this book today and start enjoying public speaking!"

Today more and more ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse students enroll in our college and university courses. These diverse, multilingual students enrich our campuses and at the same time present challenges. Who are these students? What skills do these diverse students need to be successful in college? How can faculty help them succeed? For faculty in all disciplines seeking answers to these questions, this is an essential book. This text provides practical advice on how to assist these students with academic tasks and how to help them to succeed in the academy.

Unplugging the Classroom: Teaching with Technologies to Promote Students' Lifelong Learning provides techniques to help teaching and learning in an age where technology untethers instruction from the classroom, from semester seat-time, and from a single source of expertise. The book brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse academic fields, including library perspectives, and presents interdisciplinary discussions from both theoretical and applied areas. It is unique in its goal of bringing educators and librarians together to explore the challenges that are faced by students and faculty in any time, any place, any path, and any pace learning. In spite of the fact that the mobile revolution has definitively arrived, students and faculty alike aren’t ready to make the leap to mobile learning. The pressures of technological advances, along with the changing nature of learning, will demand increasingly profound changes in education. Researchers have begun to address this issue, but the revolution in mobile communication has not been accompanied by a concomitant growth in pedagogical resources for educators and students. More importantly, such growth needs to be under-girded by sound learning theories and examples of best practice. Provides a hands-on resource useful to both novices and experts for technology-enabled teaching and learning Gives both discipline-specific and cross-disciplinary perspectives Discusses discipline-specific mobile applications Offers an opportunity to meet the needs of contemporary learners and foster their competencies as lifelong learners Addresses emerging issues in technology and pedagogy

Communicating involves much more than memorizing vocabulary and learning grammar rules. As more and more students whose first language is not English are welcomed into our classrooms, teachers are finding that communicating effectively with this diverse population requires a sensitivity to cultural issues that affect the way people interact with one another. In this revised, expanded and updated edition of Look at Me When I Talk to You, Sylvia Helmer and Catherine Eddy explore the underlying fundamentals of communication to show how culture influences the messages sent - and received. Elements of both the theory and practice of communicating in a multicultural setting are discussed, and examples from real classrooms illustrate the issues that can, and do, arise. Practical suggestions for helping students learn to cope in their new culture make this book a must-read for all teachers working with students who are learning English as an additional language.

Culture Shock for Asians in U.S. Academia: Breaking the Model Minority Myth discusses the unique cultural challenges that Asians face in U.S. academia. The issues facing Asians in academia are worthy of our attention for two major reasons: the numerical significance of Asians in U.S. academia and the fact that their problem has been largely eclipsed due to their visible success and status as model minority. Asian immigrants are often called the “model minority” because of their Confucianist work ethic and emphasis on “ye," or social order, as well as the high value placed on education. Additionally, Asians generally have often been stereotyped as excelling in academics. However, they face serious problems in adjusting to the U.S. academic system. These problems are due to cultural patterns and variables that are largely invisible, yet nonetheless have an undeniable impact on academics. The issues that affect students ranging from kindergarten through graduate school, and that also affect scholars in academic careers beyond the formative process, are reviewed systematically in this book. Analysis of issues is based on intercultural communication theories and suggestions for overcoming these challenges are suggested. Becoming aware of and addressing the roadblocks for Asians is important not only for Asian students and scholars, but also for educators, education administrators, and institutions. Additionally, helping Asians to overcome the challenges in academia not only helps academia to become a more inclusive place where all students can learn and all scholars can work in academia successfully, it also benefits society by producing a more literate, educated, and qualified workforce overall. By promoting understanding of this important topic in a systematic and theoretic fashion, valuable resources can be realized to their full potential.