Chinese-speaking Learners of English : Research, Theory, and Practice (Hardcover)

Foreword Jun Lin 1. An Introduction to Research on Chinese-speaking Learners of English Kalina Swanson, Kathleen M. Bailey, and Ryan M. Damerow Part I: Language Assessment 2. The Applicability of the CSE as a Self-Assessment Tool for School Teachers Ziangdong Gu, Nick Saville, and Ting Zeng 3. Washback of College Entrance English Exam on Student Perceptions of Learning in a Chinese Rural City Mingxia Zhi and Yangting Wang 4. The Effectiveness of Construct-Relevant and Construct Irrelevant Strategic Processes on Chinese EFL Learners’ Test Performance Nick Zhiwei Bi 5. The Syntactic Complexity Advantage of Argumentative Discourse for L2 Learners Weiwei Yang 6. Linking the Aptis Test to China’s Standards of English Language Ability Barry O’Sullivan, Sha Wu, Jianda Liu, and Jamie Dunlea Part II: Perceptions in University Contexts 7. Chinese EFL Learner’s Perceptions of the Construct of English Academic Writing Cecilia Guanfang Zhao 8. Perceptions of ESP in Taiwan: A Case Study Yu-Chi Wang 9. Perceptual Judgments of Chinese Mandarin-English Speakers by Listeners from Shared and Different L1 Backgrounds Meichan Huang 10. Correlations Between Task Difficulty Perceptions and Pragmatic Task Performances of Chinese Learners of English Lixia Cheng Part III: Technology and Young Learners 11. The Role of Online Teacher Beliefs in a Supplementary English E-Learning Class in Rural China: An Ethnographic Case Study Chaoran Wang 12. Creating Multimodal Design Spaces for Language Learners through Global Diital Storytelling Rui Li 13. Learning English through Educational Media: Drawing from Children’s Linguistic Repertoires Kevin M. Wong 14. Young Language Learners’ Strategy Use and Perceptions of Picture-Based Speaking Tasks Ching-Ni Hsieh and Lin Gu Epilogue G. Richard Tucker