University English for Academic Purposes in China A Phenomenological Interview Study /

• Main Author: Rao, Xiaofei (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Language and education.; International education .; Comparative education.; Higher education.; Language Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Higher Education.

This book uses an in-depth, phenomenological interview approach to explain the generational characteristics of today's Chinese university youths and the critical dispositions they believe indispensable in acquiring English as an academic language in and outside school settings. By presenting th...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Foreword by Dr. Rudolfo Chávez Chávez
• Foreword by Dr. Anita Hernández
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Definition of the Terms
• Part I Theory and Concepts
• 1 Introduction
• 2 University Academic English: A Rising Global Phenomenon
• 3 Learning Theories that Impact English Teaching and Learning
• 4 English for Academic Purposes as a Critical Pedagogy
• Part II Practice
• 5 Vignettes of Chinese University EAP Learners
• 6 Emergent Themes Surrounding Learner Vignettes
• Part III Revelations, Desire and Legacy in the Science of EAP
• 7 Crystalization of Themes
• 8 What Is and What May Be in the Field of University EAP
• Afterword as Concluding Remarks
• References.