An EAP Program and Students' Success at a Canadian University

Autor/inn/en	Keefe, Karin; Shi, Ling
Titel	An EAP Program and Students' Success at a Canadian University
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 34 (2017) 2, S.1-24 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	English for Academic Purposes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; College Students; Interviews; Barriers; Writing (Composition); Student Adjustment; Difficulty Level; Lecture Method; Listening Comprehension; Social Support Groups; Peer Relationship; Foreign Countries; Writing Skills; Outcomes of Education; Language Proficiency; Acculturation; Student Needs; Qualitative Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schreibübung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Hörverständnis; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Akkulturation; Qualitative Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	Many universities have instituted intensive English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs to support international students. This qualitative study used interviews to gain insights into the experiences of 8 non-native English speaking (NNES) students who completed an EAP program before they enrolled in disciplinary courses at a Canadian university. We followed and interviewed these students as they studied in the EAP program and then moved through the first term of university to identify how the EAP program prepared them for disciplinary courses. Results of the study illustrate that students' responses to the EAP program were mostly positive; all 8 students reported improvements and increased confidence in speaking and writing as they embarked on university classes. However, the participants reported challenges in their first term of university, including difficulty in understanding lectures, completing more complex writing tasks, adjusting to new expectations, and seeking social or peer support. The participants reported that all these challenges would have been greater had they not taken the EAP courses. Recommendations based on the findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01