Needs Analysis of English for Academic Purposes for Sino-Foreign Joint Collegiate Program: A Case Study of Shanghai Polytechnic University
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Mao Ting
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- Keywords:
- English for academic purposes; Needs analysis; Sino-Foreign collegiate program
- Abstract
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College English teaching reform has been a heated topic in the educational sector in
China. Some researchers contend that the College English curriculum cannot prepare students
for their academic study in tertiary education. It should be replaced by English for academic
purposes. Many universities have also started their English for academic purposes. However,
not much study has been done on the needs analysis. It is the top priority for the curriculum
development. This paper studied the English requirements of Sino-US programs of Shanghai
Polytechnic University and the target needs and learning needs of the learners. It found that
academic vocabulary, genre and study skills should be the emphasis of EAP courses of the Sinoforeign
collegiate programs. - Downloads
- Published
- 2017-07-28
- Issue
- Vol. 6 No. 3 (2017)
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- Articles