Guided by the academic literacies framework (ALF), this study investigates how EMI (English-medium instruction) students’ English writing challenges are perceived by three groups of stakeholders (i.e. students, English instructors, and content instructors) over the course of a nine-month academic year. Six postgraduates, six English instructors, and six content instructors participated in two semi-structured interviews spaced nine months apart. Interview data were subject to thematic analysis in NVvio. The thematic analysis identified seven recurring challenges, with limited academic vocabulary and underdeveloped argumentation emerging as shared concerns across groups. However, group-specific emphases on English writing challenges varied among students, English instructors and content instructors. Over time, students reported increased awareness of grammatical issues and disciplinary expectations, although their recognition of other writing challenges might remain limited. These findings underline the need to bridge stakeholders’ perception gaps and account for students’ evolving awareness of writing challenges. The study extends the ALF by demonstrating how stakeholder perspectives and evolving student awareness interact across linguistic, cognitive, and disciplinary dimensions, offering both theoretical and pedagogical insights for EMI writing instruction.
목차
Abstract Introduction Literature Review ALF Applied to the Study EMI Students’ Challenges in English Writing Method Research Design Participants Interviews Thematic Analysis Findings Thematic Frequencies Challenges Prevailing Across Groups Each Group’s Particularity in Perceiving Challenges Students: Less Attention to Structural Organisation and Coherence English Instructors: Less Consideration of Grammatical Issues Content Instructors: Multifaceted Concerns With Students’ Writing Issues Perceptions Evolving Across the Academic Year Discussion Addressing the RQ1: Similarities Across Stakeholder Perceptions Addressing the RQ2: Divergences in Stakeholder Perceptions Addressing the RQ3: Evolving Awareness of Writing Challenges Implications for EMI Writing Instruction and Academic Literacy Research Research Limitations Conclusion The Authors References
키워드
English writing challengesEMI studentsEnglish instructorscontent instructorsacademic literacies framework
저자
Yue Li [ Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.23 No.2