Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Preface xi
5. Part 1
6. 1 Who, Why and What about Chinese International Students 3
7. 2 Languaging across Borders: Linguistic Demands, Challenges and an Integrated Framework 10
8. 3 A Four-Month In-Depth Investigation: An Overview of Study Design 27
9. Part 2
10. 4 Chinese International Students are Not Chinese International Students 55
11. 5 First Semester Languaging Journeys of Three Regular High Students 64
12. 6 First-Semester Languaging Journeys of Two American High Students 110
13. 7 Revisiting Within-Group Variabilities among Chinese International Students 136
14. Part 3
15. 8 An Overview of Myths and Realities 145
16. 9 Myth 1: TOEFL Results Accurately Predict International Students’ Ability to Function Linguistically on College Entry 152
17. 10 Myth 2: An English-Only Policy is Necessary in College Classrooms to Help International Students Improve Their Linguistic Functioning in English 164
18. 11 Myth 3: First Year Writing Guarantees International Students’ Successful Writing Performances in Content-Area Courses 175
19. 12 Myth 4: English is Responsible for All the Challenges Facing Chinese International Students 190
20. 13 Myth 5: Chinese International Students are Well Supported in American Higher Education Linguistically and Academically 204
21. 14 Revisiting Myths and Realities 221
22. Appendix A 239
23. Appendix B 242
24. References 246
25. Index 258