English Medium Instruction in Taiwan: From the Perspective of International Students as Thesis Writer

Autor/inn/en	Puspitasari, Dani; Weng, Cathy; Hsieh, Yu-Fen
Titel	English Medium Instruction in Taiwan: From the Perspective of International Students as Thesis Writer
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language Education, 4 (2020) 2, S.194-208 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2548-8457
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; International Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Universities; Writing (Composition); Majors (Students); Engineering Education; Social Studies; Student Attitudes; Barriers; Writing Strategies; Error Correction; Writing Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Internationale Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; University; Universität; Schreibübung; Ingenieurausbildung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Schülerverhalten; Schreibtechnik; Korrektur; Schreibunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	The establishment of English medium instruction (EMI) brings opportunities for non-native English speaking institutions to compete with Anglophone universities and attract international students to join their program. More policies were designed to improve the academic environment quality and attract international students. As a thesis becomes the graduation requirement, there is a weight of difficulties and high expectations to produce good writing. This study explores thesis writing problems and strategies perceived by L2 writers as international graduate students in Taiwanese EMI classrooms in Taiwan. The participants were 152 international students who pursued a graduate degree in Taiwanese tertiary education; their major was categorized into engineering and social studies. The data was collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The quantitative result indicates both students across the major were experiencing the same challenges in thesis writing and utilizing similar strategies to overcome the problem. Later, the qualitative result provides explanations to what really happen among these graduate students while writing thesis. The result serve reference and suggestion for academics in assisting their supervisee. It also suggests to the university to assist these L2 writers by providing writing correction services to the betterment of the EMI programs in their institution. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01