An Examination of Eap Literacy Courses: Faculties$ Perceptions

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Code/計畫編號

MOST105-2410-H019-018

Translated Name/計畫中文名

高教學術英文讀寫課程總體檢: 教師觀點

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

Website

https://www.grb.gov.tw/search/planDetail?id=11886243

Year

2016

Start date/計畫起

01-08-2016

Expected Completion/計畫迄

31-07-2017

Bugetid/研究經費

366千元

ResearchField/研究領域

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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，這些課程設計大多未根據需求分析；而鮮少研究檢視目前現有學術英語讀寫課程的成效。由於碩博生時常接觸學術英語，尤其是讀寫部分，因此，本研究將調查台灣研究所教師對於碩博生學術英語讀寫需求之觀點並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。本研究將針對研究所教師進行問卷調查，瞭解他們對於學生在學術英語讀寫方面之要求，以及對目前現有課程之觀點。部分教師，包含學術英語教師，學生指導教授及系所主任將會被邀請作後續訪問已深入了解其意見。此外，本研究將比較教師觀點及學生觀點(去年之計畫)，以期更全面的了解目前學生學習的需求和現有課程的強項與困境。此研究結果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。"Recognizing the importance of helping students overcome difficulties during the pursuit of their degree programs, universities started implementing English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses at graduate level. However, many of the courses were designed without a systematic needs analysis. In addition, little research attempts to review what current EAP courses have offered to graduate students. This study takes the first step by investigating faculty perceptions on the needs of Taiwanese graduate students in relation to EAP literacy, and specifically to investigate their views on current EAP literacy courses, including the effectiveness and challenges of the courses. A questionnaire survey will be sent to faculties to understand their perceptions on students’ needs and current EAP courses. Then, a group of professors, including EAP course instructors, student advisers, and department heads, will be invited for a follow-up interview to explore their questionnaire responses in depth. Moreover, this study will compare the perceptions of faculties and those of students (findings from the previous project) for a more comprehensive analysis. The results of this study can shed light on Taiwanese graduate students’ EAP literacy needs, and offer insights into curriculum design and development. It is hoped that such a comprehensive survey on the needs of Taiwanese graduate students and the review of current EAP literacy courses can point to future directions for EAP curriculum renovation and EAP research on non-native English speaking graduate students."

Keyword(s)

學術英語
讀寫課程
高等教育
領域教師
語言教師
English for Academic Purposes
graduate education
literacy courses
subject instructors
language instructors

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