English-Medium Instruction in Chinese Universities: Perspectives, Discourse and Evaluation

ISBN-13: 9781138668454 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 218 str.

L. Quentin Dixon; Jing Zhao

Opis

This edited book is about the rationale, practice and classroom implementation of English-medium instruction courses in Chinese universities. It specifically focuses on classroom discourse analysis across different disciplines and settings. The main themes of this book are: describing the state educational policies toward English-medium instruction at the tertiary level; distinguishing English-medium instruction from mainstream foreign language learning; analyzing curricula and discourse at the classroom level and evaluating the learning effectiveness of these courses. This book covers the widespread implementation of English-medium courses in China across different disciplines, and it provides a window for researchers and practitioners from other parts of the world to see the curriculum design,　lesson planning, discourse features and teacher-student interaction in English-medium classrooms in China. Contributors to this volume consists of a panel of highly respected researchers in the fields of bilingual education, English-medium instruction, classroom discourse analysis and language program evaluation. Chapters include,

1. Balance of Content and Language in English-Medium Instruction Classrooms
2. English-Medium Instruction in a Math Classroom: An Observation Study of Classroom Discourse
3. Asking and answering questions in EMI classrooms: What is the Cognitive and Syntactic Complexity Level?

Recenzje

"Examining English-medium instruction in Chinese higher education from multiple perspectives and via a variety of research methodologies, this valuable collection of new studies presents a rich analysis of policy initiatives, classroom happenings, and stakeholders’ perceptions. It is an informative read for educational policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in language-in-education policies and practices in China." -- Guangwei Hu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore