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Understanding EAP Learners’ Beliefs about Language Learning from a Socio-cultural Perspective

A Longitudinal Study at an EMI Context in Mainland China

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Authors:
  1. Chili Li

    1. School of Foreign Languages, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

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  • Focuses on learners learning EAP in an EMI setting within a broader EFL context
  • Explores the dynamicity of beliefs about English learning among EAP learners
  • Adopts the socio-cultural theory to unveil the dynamic nature of beliefs among EAP learners
  • Proposes that change in beliefs is the result of interplay between learner agency and context
  • Sheds light on offering EMI education to EAP learners within EFL contexts

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Chili Li
    Pages 1-16

  3. Literature Review

    • Chili Li
    Pages 17-42

  4. Research Methodology

    • Chili Li
    Pages 43-71

  5. Results

    • Chili Li
    Pages 73-98

  6. Socio-cultural Interpretation of the Results

    • Chili Li
    Pages 99-127

  7. Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Chili Li
    Pages 129-139

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 141-152
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About this book

This book focuses on the dynamic nature of EAP (English for academic purposes) learners’ beliefs about language learning in their shift from an EFL (English as a foreign language) environment to an EMI (English as the medium of instruction) setting in mainland China. It adopts a mixed method paradigm, whose quantitative part aims to capture the general dynamic feature of the selected student population, while its qualitative part attempts to unveil the process of change in beliefs about language learning among the sample. It is hypothesized that the change in their beliefs about language learning is the result of the interplay between the learners’ agency and the mediation of the contextual realities at the institutional and social levels.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Foreign Languages, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

    Chili Li

About the author

​Chili Li is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Foreign Languages, Hubei University of Technology, China. He obtained his doctorate in Applied Linguistics from School of English, the University of Liverpool, UK. His research interests include Applied Linguistics and EAP teaching in the Chinese EFL context. His publications appear in both Chinese and international academic journals like System (SSCI), Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (ESCI), Asian EFL Journal, Foreign Language Education & Research, Foreign Language and Literature Research.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding EAP Learners’ Beliefs about Language Learning from a Socio-cultural Perspective

  • Book Subtitle: A Longitudinal Study at an EMI Context in Mainland China

  • Authors: Chili Li

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0139-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0138-5Published: 10 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0141-5Published: 11 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0139-2Published: 09 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 152

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Sociolinguistics

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