Developing Chinese Efl Learners Generic Competence

Author : Liming Deng,Qiujin Chen,Yanyan Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783642548451

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Developing Chinese EFL Learners' Generic Competence by Liming Deng,Qiujin Chen,Yanyan Zhang Pdf

This work investigates the development of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ generic competence in reading, writing and translation within the particular Chinese classroom context. It provides a new perspective for the current teaching and research in reading, writing, translation within the EFL contexts and offers an insightful framework for pedagogical applications in language learning and teaching. Its findings will be extremely valuable not only in local situations, but also more generally in a wider regional and global context as well. The book employs a series of research tools, including pre-research and post-research questionnaires, pre-test and post-test of reading/writing/translation, multi-faceted writing portfolios (including reflection reports), textual analysis and in-depth interviews. It involves 209 participants from a primary university in Wuhan, among whom 171 are undergraduates and 38 are postgraduates. ​And it draws on the analysis of such varied multi-sourced data both qualitatively and quantitatively. Genre-based teaching is playing a critical role in initiating EFL learners into the discourse community of the target language. Developing EFL learners’ generic competence is viewed as the ultimate goal in the process of teaching and learning. This monograph effectively demonstrates that like genre-based English for Specific Purposes (ESP) pedagogies, it is also possible to take advantage of already acquired genre knowledge for use in EFL learning contexts. It offers an impressive view of the direction in which genre-based applications are likely to take in the coming years.

Author : Liming Deng,Qiujin Chen,Yanyan Zhang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3642548466

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Developing Chinese Efl Learners' Generic Competence by Liming Deng,Qiujin Chen,Yanyan Zhang Pdf

Author : Lin Sophie Teng
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030995201

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Self-regulated Learning and Second Language Writing by Lin Sophie Teng Pdf

This monograph is to investigate practical applications and contributions of self-regulated learning (SRL) to second/foreign language (L2) writing from sociocognitive and sociocultural perspectives. It showcases a comprehensive and updated review of conceptual and methodological issues of SRL and the state-of-the-art research on its applications to L2 learning and teaching. This volume further elaborates the design and results of a large-scale project which conducts observational and intervention studies investigating SRL strategies in L2 writing. This book reveals that a cross-disciplinary understanding of SRL strategies plays a crucial role in advancing theoretical functions of SRL and in extending its applications to L2 education in general, and L2 writing in particular. This book makes significant contributions to developing and validating new conceptual frameworks and tools for evaluating multidimensional structures of SRL strategies and self-efficacy in L2 writing; elucidating the interplay of personal, behavioral, environmental and psychological factors with SRL strategies and writing performance; and presenting an effective self-regulation instructional model for nurturing L2 learners’ motivation and confidence to strategize, reflect and succeed in writing. Teng has established herself as one of the prominent scholars in the discussion of self-regulated learning strategies. Her contribution to the fields of L2 writing and strategic learning are undeniable. This monograph is an excellent showing of how her ​endeavors to bring established theories from educational psychology to applied writing research have progressed over a number of methodologically rigorous studies. It should be required reading for anyone with an interest in cultivating strategic writers not only in the Chinese context but worldwide. Nathan Thomas, UCL Institute of Education

Author : Douglas F. Kauffman,Claudio Longobardi,Jesus de la Fuente
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832533734

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Insights in Educational Psychology 2021 by Douglas F. Kauffman,Claudio Longobardi,Jesus de la Fuente Pdf

This Research Topic is part of the Insights in Psychology series. We are now entering the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in the last years, the achievements made by scientists have been exceptional, leading to major advancements in the fast-growing field of Psychology. Frontiers has organized a series of Research Topics to highlight the latest advancements in science in order to be at the forefront of science in different fields of research. This editorial initiative of particular relevance, led by Douglas Kauffman, Specialty Chief Editor of the section Educational Psychology, is focused on new insights, novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances and future perspectives in this field. Also, high-quality original research manuscripts on novel concepts, problems and approaches are welcomed.

Author : Anne Golden,Lars Anders Kulbrandstad,Lawrence Jun Zhang
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788928588

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Crossing Borders, Writing Texts, Being Evaluated by Anne Golden,Lars Anders Kulbrandstad,Lawrence Jun Zhang Pdf

This book provides critical perspectives on issues relating to writing norms and assessment, as well as writing proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to both carefully examine testing regimes and develop research-informed perspectives on tests and testing practices. In this way schools, institutions of adult education and universities can better prepare learners with differing cultural experiences to meet the challenges. The book brings together empirical studies from diverse geographical contexts to address the crossing of literacy borders, with a focus on academic genres and practices. Most of the studies examine writing in countries where the norms and expectations are different, but some focus on writing in a new discourse community set in a new discipline. The chapters shed light on commonalities and differences between these two situations with respect to the expectations and evaluations facing the writers. They also consider the extent to which the norms that the writers bring with them from their educational backgrounds and own cultures are compromised in order to succeed in the new educational settings.

Author : Garcés-Manzanera, Aitor,Carrillo García, María Encarnacion
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781668460214

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New Approaches to the Investigation of Language Teaching and Literature by Garcés-Manzanera, Aitor,Carrillo García, María Encarnacion Pdf

In the last two decades, the field of language and literature teaching has experienced considerable growth as a result of the wide array of new methodological avenues that have arisen from different angles. This paradigm shift has paved the way for the integration of newly conceived didactic resources such as the mediation of social networks for learning language or the interdisciplinarity of culturally mediated language education. It is crucial to understand this shift in order to ensure students receive the best education possible. New Approaches to the Investigation of Language Teaching and Literature presents an overview of the ongoing methodological tools, practices, research designs, and strategies used in language and literature teaching and provides education researchers and practitioners with empirically sustained evidence of teaching strategies that may be implemented in language education. Covering key topics such as language skills, adult learners, digital literacy, and learning aids, this reference work is ideal for researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, educators, and students.

Author : Eli Hinkel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000638332

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Handbook of Practical Second Language Teaching and Learning by Eli Hinkel Pdf

This authoritative volume is a practical, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research on second and foreign language teaching and learning. Thorough and reader-friendly, the Handbook is organized logically into six parts that address all major areas of L2/FL teaching and learning: Part I: Learning Contexts and Language Teaching covers the diverse populations of language learners, their needs, and the challenges they face Part II: Curriculum and Instruction addresses curriculum and materials design, and includes exemplars of instructional approaches with wide applicability across contexts Part III: Listening and Speaking overviews listening pedagogy, speaking skills, and pronunciation, among other key topics Part IV: Reading and Writing includes chapters on all practical matters related to learning to write in another language, with attention to spelling, orthography, extensive reading, and more Part V: Vocabulary and Grammar discusses assumptions and practical approaches on vocabulary and grammar instruction, with attention to important topics such as academic writing and multiword expressions Part VI: Intercultural Communication and Pragmatics concludes the Handbook with an examination of language learning across social, cultural, and regional differences Bringing together leading experts in the field, the contributors offer important perspectives on major, established, and emerging topics. Each chapter overviews important developments, key research, and considerations and applications for effective second language instruction. A well-rounded, readable, and up-to-date resource, the Handbook is a compendium of the ongoing changes, innovations, and practices in L2/FL teaching and learning. It is an essential resource for students, teachers, faculty, and professionals.

Author : Xing Wei
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789819976379

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Exploring the Cross-Language Transfer of L1 Rhetorical Knowledge in L2 Writing by Xing Wei Pdf

This book addresses the transfer of rhetorical knowledge from a first language (L1) to a second language (L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer), a common cognitive phenomenon in the L2 writing of students in foreign language learning environments. It investigates L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer from a cognitive perspective and examines a specific component of L2 writers’ agency in this transfer, namely metacognition. The book’s ultimate goal is to enhance our understanding of the cognitive mechanism of rhetorical transfer across languages. This goal is in turn connected to the need to determine how L1 rhetorical knowledge can be steered and oriented toward successful L2 writing. To this end, this book proposes a theoretical framework for transfer studies, encompassing the dimensions of text, transfer agency, and L2 essay raters. It facilitates an in-depth exploration of the intricacies involved in L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer. It then presents empirical studies on this transfer. Embracing a dynamic perspective, this book furthers our understanding of interlingual rhetorical transfer as a conscious or intuitive process for making meaning, one that can be monitored and steered. Moreover, it discusses the pedagogical implications for L2 writing instruction that guides students to use metacognition to transfer L1 rhetorical knowledge during L2 writing.

Author : Hayo Reinders,David Nunan,Bin Zou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137600929

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Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching by Hayo Reinders,David Nunan,Bin Zou Pdf

This book evaluates the origins of processes of change in language teaching in China, and the factors influencing their success. Examining diverse experiences and drawing on the perspectives of academics from the top institutions in the country, the authors analyse the complex interplay between global and local influences on language policies. Encouraging discussion of the significant education reforms that have taken place in China in recent years, this work will be of interest to students and scholars of language education, English as a Second Language and applied linguistics.

Author : Zhongshe Lu,Meihua Liu,Wenxia Zhang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000395259

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Teaching and Researching Chinese EFL/ESL Learners in Higher Education by Zhongshe Lu,Meihua Liu,Wenxia Zhang Pdf

China has attached great importance to teaching students to become proficient users of English. Yet, despite a plethora of studies and practice on Chinese ESL/EFL (English as a second/foreign language) learners, the large student population, its complicated composition and the complex nature of second and foreign language learning have rendered it difficult to offer a panoramic view on ESL/EFL teaching and learning of Chinese learners. This book provides a new and up-to-date perspective on the teaching and learning of Chinese ESL/EFL learners. The book collects 15 case studies, falling into two parts—Curriculum Development and Teaching Practice and Skills-Based Research. The collected studies deploy qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods to explore patterns, features, developments and causes and effects of a variety of issues in the sphere of ESL/EFL teaching and learning. Moreover, the cases offer insights that are relevant beyond the mainland Chinese context such as Hong Kong, Macau, Britain and Australia. Students and scholars of TESOL and applied linguistics will be interested in this title.

Author : Vincent X. Wang
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027286802

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Making Requests by Chinese EFL Learners by Vincent X. Wang Pdf

Requests, a speech act people frequently use to perform everyday social interactions, have attracted particular attention in politeness theories, pragmatics, and second language acquisition. This book looks at request behaviours in a significant EFL population – Chinese-speaking learners of English. It will draw on recent literature, such as politeness theories and cognitive models for interlanguage pragmatics development, as well as placing special emphasis on situational context and formulaic language to provide a more fine-grained investigation. A range of request scenarios has been specifically designed for this project, from common service encounters to highly face-threatening situations such as borrowing money and asking a favour of police officer. Our findings on Chinese-style pragmatic behaviours and patterns of pragmatic development will be of value to cross-cultural pragmatics researchers, TESOL professionals, and university students with an interest in this area of study.

Author : Tian Qiang,Martin Wolff
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443837279

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English in China Today at the Harbin Institute of Technology by Tian Qiang,Martin Wolff Pdf

This is the inaugural edition of English in China Today at the Harbin Institute of Technology, one of China’s Ivy League Universities. China currently has more than 2,400 public, private and joint venture colleges and universities and almost every one publishes a journal in Chinese. No Chinese college or university will accept or publish anything in any language other than Chinese. The instant journal, now a book series, is a first of its kind, limited to scholars from one Chinese Ivy League University and provides a platform for Chinese scholars to share their ideas with the global community, in the common lingua franca, English. This is the first Chinese university journal published abroad, about English, in English. English in China Today at the Harbin Institute of Technology provides accessible cutting-edge reports on most aspects of the language, including style, usage, dictionaries, literary language, Plain English, the Internet, English language teaching in China both as EFL and ESL, CALL, literature, culture, cross-culture communications, and translation. Its intended readership includes linguists, journalists, broadcasters, writers, publishers, teachers, advanced students of the language, university administrators and others with a professional or personal interest in communication. This journal and book series is unique in its opening up of China’s scholarly works to the English speaking world.

Author : Gaiyan Wang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319927169

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Using Pedagogic Intervention to Cultivate Contextual Lexical Competence in L2 by Gaiyan Wang Pdf

This book challenges prevailing linguistic presumptions concerning contextual lexical meaning by examining whether pedagogic intervention targeted at raising Chinese EFL learners’ awareness of the pragmatic nature of contextual lexical meaning can enhance the learners’ contextual lexical inferencing competence (CLIC). CLIC is crucial to the development of a learners’ vocabulary, reading ability and autonomy in reading. Through an empirical study conducted among a group of adult Chinese students of English, the author shows that the power of CLIC instruction lies mainly in its effectiveness in enhancing learners’ self-confidence in making lexical inferences. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of applied linguistics, TESOL, language education, and for language professionals keen to extend their research experience.

Author : Shanshan Gu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789811068355

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Interaction Process and Chinese EFL Learners’ Proficiency Development by Shanshan Gu Pdf

This book provides readers a better understanding of the interaction-learning relationship in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. It introduces theories on input, output, and learners’ internal mechanisms, and presents the pedagogical implications of how to adapt focus-on-form instruction in Chinese EFL classrooms. As such, it will be of particular interest to those readers who want to explore the relationship between interaction and language acquisition.

Author : Jian-E Peng
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783091553

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Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL University Classroom by Jian-E Peng Pdf

This book presents mixed-methods research into Chinese students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in an EFL classroom context. The interrelationships between WTC and motivation, communication confidence, learner beliefs and classroom environment are examined using structural equation modelling on data collected in a large-scale survey. These results are then complemented and expanded upon in a follow-up multiple case-study that identifies six themes which account for fluctuations of WTC over time and across situations. The qualitative and quantitative data provide the grounds for the proposition of an ecological model of WTC in the Chinese EFL university classroom, which reveals that WTC is socioculturally constructed as a function of the interaction of individual and environmental factors inside and beyond the classroom walls.