Cultural Difference and Language Proficiency——On Difficulties Faced by Chinese EAL Student Writers at Postgraduate Level

• 作者: WANG Xi
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: cultural difference language PROFICIENCY ACADEMIC
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（11X）
• 页码范围: 122-125
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: H319

摘要

EFL students at universities have major challenges to overcome. Great attention has paid to improving such students the academic literacy skill they will need to succeed in higher education. Students at postgraduate level, especially those EAL students, tend to suffer growing difficulties in their academic writing. The essay focuses on the difficulties caused by cultural difference and insufficient language proficiency, especially faced by the Chinese EAL student writers. Finally, possible solutions will be brought forward in the conclusion.