Raising Students' Awareness of Cross-Cultural Contrastive Rhetoric in English Writing via an E-Learning Course

Autor/inn/en	Xing, Minjie; Wang, Jinghui; Spencer, Kenneth
Titel	Raising Students' Awareness of Cross-Cultural Contrastive Rhetoric in English Writing via an E-Learning Course
Quelle	In: Language Learning & Technology, 12 (2008) 2, S.71-93 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3501
Schlagwörter	Rhetoric; Cultural Awareness; Data Analysis; Educational Environment; English (Second Language); Contrastive Linguistics; Second Language Learning; Educational Technology; Academic Discourse; Online Courses; Second Language Instruction; Questionnaires; Chinese; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rhetorik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Auswertung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Unterrichtsmedien; Discourse; Diskurs; Online course; Online-Kurs; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fragebogen; China; Chinesen; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study investigated the potential impact of e-learning on raising overseas students' cultural awareness and explored the possibility of creating an interactive learning environment for them to improve their English academic writing. The study was based on a comparison of Chinese and English rhetoric in academic writing, including a comparison of Chinese students' writings in Chinese with native English speakers' writings in English and Chinese students' writings in English with the help of an e-course and Chinese students' writings in English without the help of an e-course. Five features of contrastive rhetoric were used as criteria for the comparison. The experimental results show that the group using the e-course was successful in learning about defined aspects of English rhetoric in academic writing, reaching a level of performance that equalled that of native English speakers. Data analysis also revealed that e-learning resources helped students to compare rhetorical styles across cultures and that the interactive learning environment was effective in improving overseas students' English academic writing. (Contains 13 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10