Student Presentations as a Means of Teaching and Learning English for Specific Purposes: An Action Research Study

Autor/inn/en	Ai, Bin; Kostogriz, Alexander; Wen, Daorong; Wang, Lifei
Titel	Student Presentations as a Means of Teaching and Learning English for Specific Purposes: An Action Research Study
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 25 (2020) 2, S.223-237 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ai, Bin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
DOI	10.1080/13562517.2018.1557136
Schlagwörter	English for Special Purposes; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Degree Requirements; Group Activities; Public Speaking; Professional Identity; English Teachers; Instructional Effectiveness; Skill Development; Research Papers (Students); Cultural Context; Critical Thinking; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Gruppenaktivität; Vortrag; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Unterrichtserfolg; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kritisches Denken
Abstract	With China's rising role in the global economic market, both local and international employers seek graduates with well-developed communication skills in at least one additional language to complement their specific knowledge and abilities. University graduates are taught English for Specific Purposes (ESP) within their particular disciplines. This article reflects on the first author's action research, using student presentations as a pedagogical practice with first year postgraduate students not majoring in English in a Chinese university. The authors propose that ESP pedagogy needs to progress beyond the monological Chinese Confucian model of education to a dialogic, inclusive, and hospitable model of the classroom as an imagined third space where creative, critical thinking is encouraged. This research aims to contribute to Chinese ESP pedagogy, to inform international educators of developments in the education of graduates for internationalized business practice, and to contribute to the global discourse on ESP pedagogy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01