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Bridges United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students Shawn Higgins

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Open textbook libraryDistributor: Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] North Broad Press [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781439919866
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1062.6
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Accreditation and Types of Institutions -- 2. International United States College Campuses -- 3. Study Abroad in the United States -- 4. College Fairs -- 5. Outreach Services -- 6. Community Serving Colleges and Universities -- 7. College Rankings -- 8. Campus Visits -- 9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources -- 10. Applications -- 11. Common Challenges -- 12. Academic Advising -- 13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements -- 14. Instructors and Professors -- 15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity -- 16. Rights and Responsibilities -- 17. More Quotes From the Field -- 18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know -- 19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review -- 20. Academic Situations and Scripts -- 21. Pop Culture Index
Subject: Bridges introduces students to a wide range of concepts, institutions, histories, and artifacts of United States college and university life. After discussing these items in easy-to-scan, concise, nuance-free prose, this textbook then offers useful lists, templates for writing and speaking in different discourses and situations, thought-provoking questions and activities for self-study and for classroom work, and pertinent hyperlinks for further information. Bridges is designed to help first-generation, first-year, English language learners, and/or culturally unfamiliarized students more fully and successfully explore their educational environments. By using this book, students will be better prepared for the academic and social challenges of successfully undertaking higher education in English.
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1. Accreditation and Types of Institutions -- 2. International United States College Campuses -- 3. Study Abroad in the United States -- 4. College Fairs -- 5. Outreach Services -- 6. Community Serving Colleges and Universities -- 7. College Rankings -- 8. Campus Visits -- 9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources -- 10. Applications -- 11. Common Challenges -- 12. Academic Advising -- 13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements -- 14. Instructors and Professors -- 15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity -- 16. Rights and Responsibilities -- 17. More Quotes From the Field -- 18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know -- 19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review -- 20. Academic Situations and Scripts -- 21. Pop Culture Index

Bridges introduces students to a wide range of concepts, institutions, histories, and artifacts of United States college and university life. After discussing these items in easy-to-scan, concise, nuance-free prose, this textbook then offers useful lists, templates for writing and speaking in different discourses and situations, thought-provoking questions and activities for self-study and for classroom work, and pertinent hyperlinks for further information. Bridges is designed to help first-generation, first-year, English language learners, and/or culturally unfamiliarized students more fully and successfully explore their educational environments. By using this book, students will be better prepared for the academic and social challenges of successfully undertaking higher education in English.

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