An Examination of Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes Literacy in Graduate Education

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Project title

Code/計畫編號

MOST104-2410-H019-015

Translated Name/計畫中文名

高教學術英文讀寫教學之檢視：學生需求與課程現況

Project Coordinator/計畫主持人

Ju-Chuan Huang

Funding Organization/主管機關

National Science and Technology Council

Department/Unit

Institute of Applied English

Year

2015

Start date/計畫起

01-08-2015

Expected Completion/計畫迄

31-07-2016

Bugetid/研究經費

497千元

ResearchField/研究領域

教育學
語文

全球化的影響下，英語已成為學術界知識傳遞之主要管道；幾乎世界一級期刊及知名教科書皆以英文撰寫。為了讓非英語為母語之學生能於各學術領域接受及傳遞知識，不少大專院校開始教授學術英語相關課程。然而，這些課程大多未根據有系統的需求分析；目前部分學者已開始檢視大學生之英語學習需求，但鮮少研究針對研究生(含博士生)之英語學習需求做分析。由於研究生比大學生更常接觸學術英語，尤其是讀寫部分，因此，本研究訂定雙重目標：一為調查台灣研究生及研究所教師對於學術英語讀寫需求之觀點，二為檢視他們對現有學術英語讀寫課程之評價，包括課程成效，執行之挑戰及改善方式。本研究將分為兩年進行。第一年將針對研究所學生進行問卷調查，瞭解其學術英語讀寫困難及需求，以及對目前現有課程之觀點。部分學生將會被邀請作後續訪問已深入了解其意見。第二年將利用第一年之初步結果修改問卷並對研究所教師進行調查，瞭解他們對學生之學術英語要求及學生學習困難。部分教師將被邀請作後續訪問以深入了解意見。本研究不但能幫助教師了解學生實際需求，改善現有課程設計，亦能指出未來學術英語讀寫教學研究之可行方向。"Globalization has profoundly influenced the way knowledge is disseminated; to date almost all prestigious journals and textbooks are published in English. In order to prepare non-native English speaking students for functioning in globalized academic communities, universities started implementing English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. However, many of the courses were designed without a systematic needs analysis. While some researchers who recognized the importance of needs analysis and examined undergraduate students’ needs for English learning in several disciplines, little research has investigated the needs of students at graduate level in relation to EAP reading and writing. As graduate students are exposed to academic English literacy more often than undergraduate students, this two-year study aims to fill in this gap by setting a two-fold objective: 1) to investigate both Taiwanese graduate students’ and professors’ perceptions on the needs of graduate students in relation to EAP literacy, and 2) to investigate the perceptions of both graduate students and professors on current EAP literacy courses, including the effectiveness and challenges of the courses as well as ways to improve them. In the first year, a questionnaire survey will be sent to graduate students to understand their difficulties with EAP literacy and their evaluations about current EAP literacy courses. A group of students will also be invited for a follow-up interview to explore possible variations among disciplines and students’ learning backgrounds. In the second year, after an initial results have been obtained from students’ surveys and interviews, a revised questionnaire will be sent to professors to understand their understandings about EAP literacy competence required of Taiwanese graduate students, difficulties students encounter when performing EAP literacy tasks, effectiveness of current EAP literacy courses, challenges of these courses and solutions to improve them. A group of professors will also be invited for a follow-up interview in order to obtain in-depth views from English instructors, subject instructors, and department heads. Then, students’ perceptions will be compared to those of professors for a more comprehensive analysis. The results of this study can shed light on what Taiwanese graduate students lack, need, and want to learn about EAP literacy, and offer insights into curriculum design and development. It is hoped that such a comprehensive survey on the needs of Taiwanese graduate students can point to future directions for EAP literacy curriculum renovation and EAP literacy research on non-native English speaking graduate students."

Keyword(s)

學術英語
讀寫能力
高等教育
需求分析
English for Academic Purposes
literacy
graduate students
needs analysis

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An Examination of Teaching and Learning English for Academic Purposes Literacy in Graduate Education

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