A Contrastive Study of Rhetorical Move Structure of English Medium Instruction Lectures Given by Native English and Chinese Lecturers
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| Title: | A Contrastive Study of Rhetorical Move Structure of English Medium Instruction Lectures Given by Native English and Chinese Lecturers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Deng, Lin, Wannaruk, Anchalee |
| Source: | LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network. Jul-Dec 2021 14(2):451-477. |
| Availability: | Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 27 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Speakers, College Faculty, Computational Linguistics, Science Instruction, Course Descriptions, Teacher Attitudes, Social Media, Educational Quality, Professional Autonomy, Faculty Development, Lecture Method, Language Styles, Foreign Countries, Contrastive Linguistics, Chinese, English for Academic Purposes, Discourse Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| ISSN: | 2630-0672 |
| Abstract: | This study aims to compare the rhetorical move structure of English Medium Instruction (EMI) lectures given by native English and Chinese lecturers. Two specialized corpora were therefore accordingly created with transcripts of twelve science-oriented lectures selected from MICASE and the BASE corpus and twelve science-oriented EMI lectures collected at a Chinese university, respectively. Adopting the Swalesian genre analysis framework, this study examines the moves/steps of EMI lectures in the two corpora. Then, the conventionality and frequency of moves/steps were quantified and analyzed to capture statistical variations. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four Chinese EMI lecturers to probe into their discursive practices from an emic perspective. Statistical variations were apparent in several moves and steps, which could be mainly attributed to Chinese EMI lecturers' concern for the program quality, dense course syllabus requirements, a lack of specific English for EMI teaching, as well as the emergence and influence of new social media. The study argues for well-targeted teacher training for non-native English lecturers and more teacher autonomy in course syllabus design. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1310740 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study aims to compare the rhetorical move structure of English Medium Instruction (EMI) lectures given by native English and Chinese lecturers. Two specialized corpora were therefore accordingly created with transcripts of twelve science-oriented lectures selected from MICASE and the BASE corpus and twelve science-oriented EMI lectures collected at a Chinese university, respectively. Adopting the Swalesian genre analysis framework, this study examines the moves/steps of EMI lectures in the two corpora. Then, the conventionality and frequency of moves/steps were quantified and analyzed to capture statistical variations. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four Chinese EMI lecturers to probe into their discursive practices from an emic perspective. Statistical variations were apparent in several moves and steps, which could be mainly attributed to Chinese EMI lecturers' concern for the program quality, dense course syllabus requirements, a lack of specific English for EMI teaching, as well as the emergence and influence of new social media. The study argues for well-targeted teacher training for non-native English lecturers and more teacher autonomy in course syllabus design. |
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| ISSN: | 2630-0672 |
