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English-Medium Instruction in Chinese Universities

Perspectives, discourse and evaluation. Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Published: 16th Mar 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN-10: 1138668451
ISBN-13: 9781138668454
Barcode No: 9781138668454
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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, Balance of Content and Language in English-Medium Instruction Classrooms English-Medium Instruction in a Math Classroom: An Observation Study of Classroom Discourse Asking and answering questions in EMI classrooms: What is the Cognitive and Syntactic Complexity Level?

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"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