Description
- Offers an engaging discussion of key contemporary topics in English language education such as digital literacies, English Across the Curriculum, reader engagement in writing, critical thinking instruction, EAP and ESP
- Written by experienced practising English language teachers from world class universities who are active in the evolving field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Links theory and practice in ways which illustrate the findings of research and the pedagogical applications in English language education
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
1. Best practices in English language education in higher education: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning from Hong Kong for global practice
2. Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub: Building communities of practice for English teacher development and scholarship across universities
Part II: Best practices in curriculum design and pedagogy
3. Embedding critical thinking instruction into English for academic purposes courses
4. Working towards dialogic use of genre exemplars in English for Academic Purposes
5. Student tutor writing consultation service as a credible alternative to teacher advising
Part III: Best practices in technology and English teaching and learning
6. Developing and promoting digital literacies for effective English communication
7. Integrating blended learning into large-scale English for academic purposes courses
8. Blending learning hits the SPOC: The development and implementation of small private online courses
9. Informing English for Academic Purposes teaching and learning with big data analytics
Part IV: Best practices in teaching and learning English in the disciplines
10. Scientific writing with style: Exploring student understanding of scientific writing styles and reader engagement
11. Developing specific and transferable skills for professional communication in engineering
12. The integrative approach to teaching writing to develop architectural thinking
Part V: Conclusion
13. The importance of scholarship by language practitioners in higher education
