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United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students

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Shawn Higgins

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.


Shawn Higgins is the Academic Coordinator for the Undergraduate Bridge Program at Temple University’s Japan Campus in Tokyo. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut.

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Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Who Is This Book For?
  • Why “Bridges”?
  • For Students: Some Important Definitions
  • For Instructors: Some Important Considerations
  • Getting In
    • 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
      • American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
      • Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
      • First-Generation Forward Institutions
      • Hispanic-Serving Institutions
      • Historically Black Colleges and Universities
      • Online Institutions
      • Veteran-Serving Institutions
      • Women’s Colleges and Universities
    • 7. College Rankings
    • 8. Campus Visits
    • 9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources
    • 10. Applications
      • Undergraduate School
      • Graduate School
  • Getting Through
    • 11. Common Challenges
      • General Problem Solving
      • Money
      • Warning About Predatory Loans
      • Getting Involved
      • Time Management
      • Dormmates/Roommates
      • So Many Questions–Whom to Ask?
      • Goal Setting
    • 12. Academic Advising
    • 13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements
    • 14. Instructors and Professors
      • Job Titles and Pronouns
      • Office Hours
      • Letters of Recommendation
    • 15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
    • 16. Rights and Responsibilities
    • 17. More Quotes From the Field
  • Appendix
    • 18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know
    • 19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review
      • Components of a Sentence
      • Subjects
      • Prepositional Phrases
      • Verbs
      • Sentence Structure
      • Collective Nouns
      • Sentence Combining: Conjunctive Adverbs
      • Sentence Combining: Subordination
      • Sentence Combining: Run-on Sentences
      • Parallelism
      • Good Paragraphs
      • Topic Sentences
      • Supporting Sentences
      • Concluding Sentences
      • Transitions
      • Academic Paragraphs
      • Thesis Statements
      • Audience
      • Introduction Paragraphs
      • Body Paragraphs
      • Conclusion Paragraphs
    • 20. Academic Situations and Scripts
      • In Emails
      • In the Classroom
      • In Office Hours
    • 21. Pop Culture Index
      • Best African American Films
      • Best Asian American Films
      • Best International Feature Film Winners
      • Best Hispanic and Latinx American Films
      • The EGOT List
      • The Literary List
      • The Kennedy Center Honor List
      • The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
  • About the Author

Resources

Single Resources

  • Link

    United States International College Campus Map

  • Video

    Essential Email Etiquette: Emailing Your Professor

2 Total Resources

Metadata

  • isbn
    978-1-4399-1986-6
  • publisher
    North Broad Press
  • publisher place
    Philadelphia, PA
  • restrictions
    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  • rights
    Copyright 2021. Available under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
  • rights holder
    Shawn Higgins
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.34944/n37x-yt70
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