International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-25478-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 443 g

This volume shares proven strategies for Academic English teaching, research, and development in challenging circumstances. Through original first-hand experiences from around the world, the collection reveals how educators in higher education have responded to the specific needs and challenges of teaching second language learners in turbulent times, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised thematically, the book covers rapid responses to crises, adapting to teaching online, collaborations and online learning communities, and assessment practices. The volume provides original insights and practical suggestions for a range of practices across English for Academic and Specific Purposes that can address new and unfamiliar circumstances, both now and in future challenging times.

The collection includes a wealth of effective strategies, varied research methodologies, and resources for practice making it an invaluable reference for practitioners, students, and researchers in the field of academic English, ESL/EFL, and online language instruction.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fenton, James

Gimenez, Julio

Mansfield, Katherine

Percy, Martin

Spinillo, Mariangela

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

International perspectives on Academic English in turbulent times: An introduction by James Fenton, Julio Gimenez, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Percy, and Mariangela Spinillo

PART I: Rapid responses to the crisis

Introduced by Mariangela Spinillo

1 Fast-forwarding toward the future of EAP teaching in ‘the Happiest Country in the World’: Lessons learned in turbulent times by Averil Bolster, and Peter Levrai

2 Building resilience in pre-sessional EAP courses through professional development: A perspective from the UK by John Donovan

3 Academic English in higher education in Montenegro during the Covid-19 pandemic: Institutional impact and lessons to be learned for the future by Žana Kneževic

4 Language education during the pandemic: Qatar University Foundation Programme’s responses for teaching in future difficult circumstances by Mohammad Manasreh, Kashif Raza, and Naima Sarfraz

5 Enabling student engagement in an academic English writing course: Emergency remote teaching at a Swedish university by Špela Mežek, and Kathrin Kaufhold

6 Flipped learning online and face-to-face as a way of supporting students’ cognitive and emotional engagement during periods of fractured instruction by Rosemary Wette

PART II: Adapting to teaching academic skills online

Introduced by Katherine Mansfield

7 Designing and delivering an online research article writing course for doctoral students in Luxembourg during Covid-19 by Katrien L. B. Deroey, and Jennifer Skipp

8 Embracing challenges during uncertain times: Adaptations to a doctoral writing workshop hosted by an English language center in Chile by Gracielle K. Pereira-Rocha

9 Teaching writing for publication in times of Covid-19: Challenges, affordances and lessons from Argentina by Laura Colombo

10 Measuring graduate students’ perceptions of an Acade

Über Autor(innen)

James Fenton is Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at University of Westminster, UK.

Julio Gimenez is Principal Lecturer and Researcher in Academic Literacies at University of Westminster, UK.

Katherine Mansfield is Lecturer and Researcher in English for Academic Purposes at University of Westminster, UK.

Martin Percy is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in English for Academic Purposes at University of Westminster, UK.

Mariangela Spinillo is Lecturer and Researcher in English for Academic Purposes at University of Westminster, UK.