{"product_id":"multilingual-writers-and-writing-centers-ben-rafoth-9780874219630","title":"Multilingual Writers and Writing Centers","description":"\u003cp\u003eMultilingual writers-often graduate students with more content knowledge and broader cultural experience than a monolingual tuto-unbalance the typical tutor\/client relationship and pose a unique challenge for the writing center. \u003ci\u003eMultilingual Writers and Writing Centers\u003c\/i\u003e explores how directors and tutors can better prepare for the growing number of one-to-one conferences with these multilingual writers they will increasingly encounter in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis much-needed addition of second language acquisition (SLA) research and teaching to the literature of writing center pedagogy draws from SLA literature; a body of interviews Rafoth conducted with writing center directors, students, and tutors, and his own decades of experience. Well-grounded in daily writing center practice, the author addresses which concepts and practices directors can borrow from the field of SLA to help tutors respond to the needs of multilingual writers, what directors need to know about these concepts and practices, and how tutoring might change in response to changes in student populations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMultilingual Writers and Writing Centers\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to invigorate the preparation of tutors and directors for the negotiation of the complexities of multilingual and multicultural communication. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Rafoth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874219639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874219630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Ben Rafoth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807270490367,"sku":"9780874219630","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41701477-dcee-41ae-80b5-3c525f30e860.jpg?v=1745378994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/multilingual-writers-and-writing-centers-ben-rafoth-9780874219630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}