Living through College Literacy: Nursing in a Second Language

This case study of a Chinese undergraduate nursing student focuses on her literacy experiences in her nursing major. Although traditional academic writing played some role in her education, the unusual demands of nonacademic, disciplinary documents, particularly nursing care plans (NCPs), played a m...

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Published in:Written communication 2003-01, Vol.20 (1), p.81-98
Main Author: Leki, Ilona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Language
Bilingual Students
Bilingualism
College Students
Communication Problems
Education Courses
English
English (Second Language)
English Curriculum
General Education
Higher education
Immigrants
Literacy
Majors (Students)
Medical Education
Migrant Education
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Education
Nursing Students
Oral English
Professional Training
Reading Instruction
Second Language Learning
Second Languages
Writing
Writing (Composition)
Writing Across the Curriculum
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Summary:This case study of a Chinese undergraduate nursing student focuses on her literacy experiences in her nursing major. Although traditional academic writing played some role in her education, the unusual demands of nonacademic, disciplinary documents, particularly nursing care plans (NCPs), played a more significant and more intractable role in her education and in the difficulties she faced. This investigation of features of academic literacy across the curriculum also embeds this student’s experience in broader concerns of the nursing curriculum and nursing regulatory agencies, further complicating the role of disciplinary literacy acquisition.
ISSN:0741-0883
1552-8472
DOI:10.1177/0741088303253571