Understanding EAP Learners' Beliefs about Language Learning from a Socio-cultural Perspective

This book focuses on the dynamic nature of EAP (English for academic purposes) learners' beliefs about language learning in their shift from an EFL (English as a foreign language) environment to an EMI (English as the medium of instruction) setting in mainland China. It adopts a mixed method paradigm, whose quantitative part aims to capture the general dynamic feature of the selected student population, while its qualitative part attempts to unveil the process of change in beliefs about language learning among the sample. It is hypothesized that the change in their beliefs about language learning is the result of the interplay between the learners' agency and the mediation of the contextual realities at the institutional and social levels.

Focuses on learners learning EAP in an EMI setting within a broader EFL context Explores the dynamicity of beliefs about English learning among EAP learners Adopts the socio-cultural theory to unveil the dynamic nature of beliefs among EAP learners Proposes that change in beliefs is the result of interplay between learner agency and context Sheds light on offering EMI education to EAP learners within EFL contexts

Autorentext

Chili Li is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Foreign Languages, Hubei University of Technology, China. He obtained his doctorate in Applied Linguistics from School of English, the University of Liverpool, UK. His research interests include Applied Linguistics and EAP teaching in the Chinese EFL context. His publications appear in both Chinese and international academic journals like System (SSCI), Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (ESCI), Asian EFL Journal, Foreign Language Education & Research, Foreign Language and Literature Research.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Literature Review.- Chapter 3. Research Methodology.- Chapter 4. Results Regarding Beliefs about Language Learning.- Chapter 5. Socio-cultural Interpretation of the Results.- Chapter 6. Conclusions and Recommendations.