Autor/Autorin: Ochieng Milcah
Milcah A. Ochieng, Ph.D., is a professor in ESL department atnMadison Area Technical College, USA. Milcah holds a B.Ed.in nEnglish, Kenyatta University, Kenya; an M.A. in AppliednLinguistics,Exeter University, UK; and a Ph.D. in Englishn(R&L)Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA.Her interests includenESL writing, program design and assessment.
The increasing number of ESL students in US collegesand universities has created an urgent need formainstream and ESL educators to understand ESLstudents and their academic writing practices inmulticultural classrooms. Using a representativesample of Kenyan student writers in a North Americanuniversity, the book explores pertinent ESL academicwriting practices including: perceptions of writing,writing processes, writing challenges, and providespractical recommendations for best practices inteaching ESL students in US colleges and universities.The book utilizes second language writing researchand theory to inform academic writing instruction,and serves several purposes. It advances the need fora comprehensive understanding of ESL writers in USmulticultural classrooms; reveals ESL writers´perceptions of general versus academic writing asinformed by their current and prior experientialwriting practices in diverse educational contexts;and exposes their writing processes and challenges.The book offers a wealth of recommendations, tips andinsights to sensitize, inform and advise bestpractices in writing instruction, curriculumdevelopment, and policy reform.
The increasing number of ESL students in US colleges
and universities has created an urgent need for
mainstream and ESL educators to understand ESL
students and their academic writing practices in
multicultural classrooms. Using a representative
sample of Kenyan student writers in a North American
university, the book explores pertinent ESL academic
writing practices including: perceptions of writing,
writing processes, writing challenges, and provides
practical recommendations for best practices in
teaching ESL students in US colleges and universities.
The book utilizes second language writing research
and theory to inform academic writing instruction,
and serves several purposes. It advances the need for
a comprehensive understanding of ESL writers in US
multicultural classrooms; reveals ESL writers
perceptions of general versus academic writing as
informed by their current and prior experiential
writing practices in diverse educational contexts;
and exposes their writing processes and challenges.
The book offers a wealth of recommendations, tips and
insights to sensitize, inform and advise best
practices in writing instruction, curriculum
development, and policy reform.
Milcah A. Ochieng, Ph.D., is a professor in ESL department at
Madison Area Technical College, USA. Milcah holds a B.Ed.in
English, Kenyatta University, Kenya; an M.A. in Applied
Linguistics,Exeter University, UK; and a Ph.D. in English
(R&L)Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA.Her interests include
ESL writing, program design and assessment.
Über den Autor
Milcah A. Ochieng, Ph.D., is a professor in ESL department atMadison Area Technical College, USA. Milcah holds a B.Ed.in English, Kenyatta University, Kenya; an M.A. in AppliedLinguistics,Exeter University, UK; and a Ph.D. in English(R&L)Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA.Her interests includeESL writing, program design and assessment.
