A Study on Teaching College English Reading from the Perspective of Invitational Rhetoric in China

Yi, Xiaomin; Bai, Mingyi

doi:10.5539/ijel.v12n2p70

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to determine what the students need for the language they are learning. Whatever students' needs are, we can know about the "specific purposes" by analyzing the needs comprehensively and systematically (Yi, 2023). A comprehensive needs analysis can explore students' necessities, lacks, and wants, mirroring needs on different scales (Lobo & Gurney, 2014).…”

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Needs Analysis of College Students for ESP Under the Scope “New Liberal Arts”

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Mala Bt Ibrahim

2024

IJELE

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The term “new liberal arts” encourages integrating traditional liberal arts with other disciplines to promote the efficacy of education. It has been well received all around China, especially in higher education. Under such a background, ESP courses must be tailored to equip college students with sufficient knowledge and training that integrates English with professional expertise. The researchers designed a questionnaire to collect data from five perspectives to better gain insight into students’ needs for ESP courses. The central part of the questionnaire adopted 32 items of the Likert scale and one open-ended question, focusing on the evaluation of ESP courses, assessment of students’ current English ability, students’ needs for ESP courses, and what are the main problems hindering current ESP teaching for students and teachers. The questionnaire was distributed to the participants on an online survey platform. The participants were junior or senior undergraduates and ESP teachers from twelve public universities in China. After the survey, the researchers collected 1078 questionnaires for students and 213 for teachers. The results showed that students and teachers did not think positively of current ESP courses and students’ current English ability, and students had the need for ESP courses on different scales. Furthermore, the study also found that there were discrepancies between the students and teachers with regard to specific items. The findings suggest that an interdisciplinary perspective is needed when carrying out ESP courses, and consensus-based collaboration between students and teachers is also indispensable.

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Needs Analysis of College Students for ESP Under the Scope “New Liberal Arts”

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Mala Bt Ibrahim

2024

IJELE

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“…However, the current situation is far from satisfactory. In the reading classroom, teachers primarily focus on teaching language and cultural knowledge, while students are often engaged in notetaking (Yi & Bai, 2022). The first prevailing problem faced by Chinese English-major students is poor reading comprehension skills, which is related to various aspects of reading, such as limited reading materials, restricted reading time, lack of interest in reading, and insufficient autonomy in learning (Li, 2022;Zhong & Suwanthep, 2022;Chen, 2022;Gu et al, 2017;).…”

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Chinese University English-Major Students’ Attitude Toward Literature Circles and Literature Reading

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Ismail

Saharuddin

2023

IJLTER

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Of the four basic skills, namely, reading, is a fundamental tool that supports the development of other skills. In Chinese tertiary education, reading is a compulsory core subject for students. Although the benefits of teaching English reading through literature circles have been recognized in other countries for decades, there is still an insufficient practice of this activity among English-major students in the Chinese university context. This study aims to investigate the attitudes of Chinese English-major students toward literature circles as a method of teaching reading, and to determine the benefits of reading literature in language learning. The study employs a one-shot case study involving only one group exposed to the treatment, followed by a measure. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to determine the participants' attitudes toward literature circles and their perception of the benefits of reading literature. An intact class of 41 students participated in this extracurricular reading activity through the convenience sampling method. The result obtained from the eight closed-ended questions indicated that the participants generally held favorable views toward literature circles. The results from the focus group interviews confirmed the benefits of reading literature in terms of cultural, linguistic, and personal enrichment. The findings suggest that more longitudinal studies involving comparison groups or qualitative studies are necessary to better understand the benefits of literature circles.

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A Study on Teaching College English Reading from the Perspective of Invitational Rhetoric in China

Cited by 2 publications

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Needs Analysis of College Students for ESP Under the Scope “New Liberal Arts”

Needs Analysis of College Students for ESP Under the Scope “New Liberal Arts”

Chinese University English-Major Students’ Attitude Toward Literature Circles and Literature Reading

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