Assessing Confidence in the Chinese Learner4

《Assessing Confidence in the Chinese Learner4》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、AssessingConfidenceintheChineseLearnerStephenBruceNapierUniversity,EdinburghAssessingConfidenceintheChineseLearnerChinesestudentsatNapierUniversityRationaleforconfidence-basedassessmentStudentresponsestothetestAcademicself-concept,confidenceandachievementresearchEnglis

2、hFoundationProgrammeSetupin2001toprepareChinesestudentsforentrytoNapierUniversity,bothintermsoflinguisticandstudyskills.Theneedsofthesestudentswerecomplex,the“learningcurve”forthemwasextremelysteep,andthatthedemandstheyfacedonalinguisticallycomplexandculturallyunfamili

3、arone-yearMasterswouldbeconsiderable,evengiventherequisiteIELTSpass.ProportionofChinesestudentsonNapierBusinessMastersprogrammeshasincreasedinrecentyears,whichhasresultedinstaffandtheinstitutionfacingaverydifferentcohortwithdifferentstrengths,andalsoneeds,totheirpredec

4、essors.Presentsamajorchallengetolecturersastheystruggletoadapttheirteachingapproachestosuitboththeincreasednumberofoverseasstudentsandalsothehomestudentsontheirmodules.DrLesleyGourlay,NapierUniversity(2004).CrossingBoundaries:ACaseStudyMastersLevelChineseStudents,LTSN(

5、InPress).LinguisticandCulturalIssuesChallengesforStudentsLANGUAGEExtremedifficultiesinunderstanding/takingnotesinlecturesDifficultieswithtutorialparticipationduetolackofconfidenceinEnglishSomedifficultieswithtutorialtasksduetoslowreadingspeedsFearoffailingexamsduetodif

6、ficultiesinwritingEnglishinatimelimitEDUCATIONALCULTUREFeeling“lost”insemester1SomestudentsunclearaboutexpectationsinUK-stylecoursework&readingExperienceextremelystressfulforsomeLesleyGourlay,NapierUniversity(l.gourlay@napier.ac.uk)LinguisticandCulturalIssuesChallenges

7、forStaffLANGUAGEUnsureifstudentsareunderstandinglecturesRequiredtospendextratimeexplaininglecturecontentattheendSomedifficultieswithtutorialparticipationandintegrationEDUCATIONALCULTURESomestafffacedwithnumerousexamplesofplagiarismincourseworkSomedifficultieswithtasksi

8、nvolvingcriticalappraisalSomestudentsstruggledwithapplicationoftheorytopracticeLesleyGourlay,NapierUniversity(l.gourl