Facilitating and Assessing Academic Writing to Graduate Students in a Pilot English for Academic Purposes Course: An Activity Theoretical Perspective

This paper reports on a pilot course responding to facilitating academic writing for an academic writing program implemented at a provincial key university in China. Taken from an activity theoretical perspective, it discusses the practical experience collected during a pilot process of designing, i...

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Published in:International journal of educational reform 2022-07, Vol.31 (3), p.300-316
Main Authors: Wang, Jianli, Qin, Limin Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Language
College Students
English (Second Language)
English for Academic Purposes
Foreign Countries
Graduate Students
Pilot Projects
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Program Implementation
Second Language Learning
Writing Evaluation
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Summary:This paper reports on a pilot course responding to facilitating academic writing for an academic writing program implemented at a provincial key university in China. Taken from an activity theoretical perspective, it discusses the practical experience collected during a pilot process of designing, implementing, and assessing a genre-based approach to facilitating graduate students’ academic writing and assessing their academic writing competence. It argues that it is essential to take varied student interests into account in the structuring, delivery, and assessment to ensure academic success and that EAP programs are fruitful places for nurturing academic writing.
ISSN:1056-7879
2631-9675
DOI:10.1177/10567879211043469