Administrative Staff Learning and Using English to Communicate with International Students

Autor/inn/en	Reynolds, Barry Lee; Yu, Melissa H.; Ha, Xuan Van
Titel	Administrative Staff Learning and Using English to Communicate with International Students
Quelle	In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 17 (2023) 2, S.424-439 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reynolds, Barry Lee) ORCID (Yu, Melissa H.) ORCID (Ha, Xuan Van)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-1229
DOI	10.1080/17501229.2022.2058513
Schlagwörter	College Administration; Administrators; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Language Usage; Foreign Students; International Schools; Communication (Thought Transfer); Foreign Countries; College Students; Student College Relationship; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachgebrauch; International school; Internationale Schule; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Ausland; Collegestudent
Abstract	Purpose: The lack of attention given to administrative staff calls for a study to consider their concerns regarding the learning and use of English to communicate in internationalized universities. This case study aimed to investigate how adequately administrative staff have learned and used English to communicate with international students in an internationalized university in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach: This case study drew on questionnaire and interview data to examine 15 administrative staff's learning and use of English for communication in an internationalized university. Findings: The data analysis revealed the linguistic diversity and varying nature of communicative circumstances across university workplaces. The administrative staff were found to have applied multiple strategies to maximize the effectiveness of their English language learning and use for communication. They prioritized the learning opportunities for practicing English to address workplace communication needs. Originality/value: These findings suggested that the disciplinary knowledge about English language learning and use for communication obtained from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and other fields should be used to broaden the English as an International Language (EIL) paradigmatic scope for research and pedagogy. We argue for a paradigmatic partnership to address the disciplinary limitations of EIL while simultaneously extending the established knowledge of EIL about English language learning and use for ESP and EIL communication. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01