My Trouble Is My English : Asian Students and the American Dream

Foreword ix Donald H. Graves Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1(2) The Master's Program in English 3(3) The Reading and Writing Instruction Program 6(7) The Teaching of Reading and Writing 13(4) The Story of the Savang Family 17(16) At the Edge of the New Culture 33(35) Tran 37(7) Paw 44(6) Cham 50(8) Sy 58(10) Tran 68(33) Reading 70(18) Writing 88(13) Paw 101(29) A Real Reader and Writer 101(6) Start with a Joy and End with a Loss: The A Level Class 107(8) Study for Tests and Write for Grades: The B Level Class 115(15) Cham 130(38) ``Typically, Cham Would Fail'' 134(13) ``I Want to Be Like an Eagle'' 147(3) ``I Want to Make a Book to Tell the Stories of My Past Life'' 150(18) Sy 168(27) Reading-discussion Writing 173(8) Free Writing 181(7) Journal Writing 188(7) Conclusion 195(20) The Importance of Talk 195(2) Individuality in Ethnicity 197(4) Teaching English to ESL Students 201(1) The Problems of Tracking 202(2) Time, Space, Freedom for Students 204(5) Time, Flexibility, Control for Teachers 209(1) A Multicultural Approach 210(5) Epilogue 215(3) Bibliography 218