English Language Assistance Needs of Chinese Students

• 作者: 林森兰 马树芳
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE Needs
• 年，卷（期）: hwyyb_2011,（8X）
• 页码范围: 94-95
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: H319

摘要

It is known that the IELTS test has not been a good predictor of English capability in academic settings. More information is required. Are students not motivated to keep improving their English; what obstacles do they face? The English language issues facing international students from China at one University are explored through a survey and focus groups. It is observed that a lack of motivation is not the key factor. Rather one core problem is the very difficult demands of acculturation within a short time frame which would enable confidence for the students to continue to engage with other English speaking students. When faced with such immediate and hard to achieve acculturation, many retreat to their language groups. In the academic context, support for the transition to discipline based academic genres is double difficult as the time frame for second language learners is longer, but performance requirements are more immediate. Many first language students also have difficulties in this area, but have the easier language path to mastery. The study draws usefully on a comparison made with students studying English in China.

作者信息

序号	姓名	单位	发文数	被引次数	H指数	G指数
1	马树芳		4	0	0.0	0.0
2	林森兰		2	0	0.0	0.0