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This resource is designed specifically to meet the academic writing needs of international students studying at universities in the United States. The materials in the book can be covered within a 14-week semester, but each chapter or section may also be used independently. Based on a series of needs analysis projects, this resource provides an overview of major rhetorical patterns of writing that are commonly used in university settings in the United States. These commonly required genres include descriptive and evaluative summaries, short essays, comparison and contrast assignments, literature reviews, descriptive reports, and proposals. The resource includes chapters that address the structure and purpose of these more common genres, including an awareness of the ways that the target audience and situation should shape the writing of each.

Intercultural Communciation

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Introduction to Speech Communication is used to support teaching, learning and research for SPCH 2713 at Oklahoma State University (OSU). In addition to inclusion of original work authored by the editors to meet the needs of their course at OSU, the editors adapted portions of Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition, Stand Up, Speak Out, and Fundamentals of Public Speaking. Please see the Acknowledgements chapter for full citations. We at Oklahoma State University Libraries acknowledge our gratitude for the expertise and generosity of the scholars at Affordable Learning Georgia, College of the Canyons, the Open Education Network and elsewhere for creating and sharing customizable versions of their work. This book also includes an audio version funded by Women for OSU, as well as updated images enabled by a grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Speech Communciation --- Business --- Intercultural Communciation

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"Which strategies do multilingual learners use when confronted with languages they don't yet know? Which factors are involved in activating prior linguistic knowledge in multilingual learning? This volume offers valuable insights into recent research in multilingualism, crosslinguistic influence and crosslinguistic interaction. Experts in the field examine the role of background languages in multilingual learning. All the chapters point to the heart of the question of what the "multilingual mind" is. Does learning one language actually help you learn another, and if so, why?This volume looks at languages and scenarios beyond English as a second language - Italian, Gealic, Dutch and German, amongst others, are covered, as well as instances of third and additional language learning. Research into crosslinguistic influence and crosslinguistic interaction essentially contributes to our understanding of how language learning works when there are three or more languages in contact"--

Multilingualism --- Second language acquisition --- Education, Bilingual --- Multicultural education --- Intercultural communciation --- Language acquisition --- Study and teaching --- Social aspects --- Cross cultural studies --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --- Multilingualism. --- Study and teaching. --- Social aspects. --- Cross-cultural studies. --- Cross cultural studies. --- Linguistics --- General. --- Bilingualism. --- Education, bilingual --- Language arts & disciplines --- Multilingualism - Study and teaching --- Second language acquisition - Study and teaching --- Second language acquisition - Social aspects --- Education, Bilingual - Cross cultural studies --- Multicultural education - Cross cultural studies --- Intercultural communciation - Cross cultural studies --- Language acquisition - Cross cultural studies