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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Kris Acheson-Clair, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Laura Jacob, Mt. San Antonio College |
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| ARTICLES |
| ENGLISH IN INDIA: LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL, AND INTERCULTURAL CONCERNS |
| Andy Curtis, Anaheim University, Anaheim, California, USA |
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India is vast—well over one billion people, scattered across
more than one million square miles, with hundreds of different languages
and cultures. Where does and how can English exist within this
extraordinarily complex juxtaposition of so many cultural and linguistic
groups? Andy Curtis looks at some of the cultural complications and
contradictions of English in India. Read More |
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| REFLECTING ON THE SOCIOCULTURAL ADJUSTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION COURSES |
| Elena Shvidko, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
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Each year, students from a wide range of countries come to the
United States in increasing numbers to seek a quality education and
prepare themselves professionally. When they arrive, however, they often
face a range of linguistic, financial, social, and cultural
difficulties for which U.S. institutions should provide support. Read More |
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| REAPING WHAT YOU SOW: PERCEPTIONS OF A CHINESE VISITING SCHOLAR TO THE UNITED STATES |
| Xueying Wu, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China |
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Increasingly, teaching professionals in the field of TESOL have
opportunities to make short-term stays in other countries through
government-sponsored programs and exchanges between institutions. Here,
Xueying Wu offers advice for visiting scholars so that they can make the
most of these intercultural opportunities. Read More |
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