Content-Based English Education in China: Students’ Experiences and Perspectives
This study explores undergraduate students’ experiences and perceptions of the content-based EFL instruction at a northwestern Chinese university. It is one of the first empirical studies of content-based EFL in China. Through a three-part open-ended questionnaire administered with 34 undergraduate...
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University of Alberta
2012-08-01
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| description | This study explores undergraduate students’ experiences and perceptions of the content-based EFL instruction at a northwestern Chinese university. It is one of the first empirical studies of content-based EFL in China. Through a three-part open-ended questionnaire administered with 34 undergraduate students majoring in finance, the study reveals overwhelming support for this approach to EFL. Participants believed that learning English and content knowledge simultaneously was helpful and that the spread of English in China can benefit the nation and its people. The findings also indicate that some participants were critical of the approach, stating that it is “shallow content teaching” and suggesting that subject matter content be taught in Chinese. The participants praised their original English texts and expressed their preference for student-centered learning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-416c5c04f6bd4762ae31970b4526217d2022-12-21T23:58:19ZengUniversity of AlbertaJournal of Contemporary Issues in Education1718-47702012-08-017110.20355/C5B59J18080Content-Based English Education in China: Students’ Experiences and PerspectivesGulbahar Beckett0Fang Li1University of CalgaryUniversity of AlabamaThis study explores undergraduate students’ experiences and perceptions of the content-based EFL instruction at a northwestern Chinese university. It is one of the first empirical studies of content-based EFL in China. Through a three-part open-ended questionnaire administered with 34 undergraduate students majoring in finance, the study reveals overwhelming support for this approach to EFL. Participants believed that learning English and content knowledge simultaneously was helpful and that the spread of English in China can benefit the nation and its people. The findings also indicate that some participants were critical of the approach, stating that it is “shallow content teaching” and suggesting that subject matter content be taught in Chinese. The participants praised their original English texts and expressed their preference for student-centered learning.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jcie/index.php/JCIE/article/view/18080 |
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