English-Medium Instruction in Chinese Universities : Perspectives, discourse and evaluation Paperback / softback
Edited by Jing Zhao, L. Quentin Dixon
Part of the Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education series
Paperback / softback
Description
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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:218 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2018
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- ISBN:9781138365865
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:218 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138365865
