An investigation into the learning transfer of English for specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) writing skills of students in Singapore
| Autor: | Christopher Hill, Susan Khoo, Yi Chin Hsieh |
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| Přispěvatelé: | School of Humanities |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050101 languages & linguistics
Linguistics and Language Academic year 05 social sciences 050301 education Learning Transfer Language and Linguistics Education Writing skills ESAP Academic writing ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Language [Humanities] 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Undergraduate engineering Transfer of learning Psychology 0503 education |
| Popis: | This article explores learning transfer in an undergraduate engineering English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) course. The study followed 25 undergraduate engineering students over one academic year. It uses a mixed-methods approach that compares individual interviews and written assignment samples from an ESAP course for engineering students as well as assignment samples from subject-specific engineering courses. By comparing the participants’ student-identified transfer of learning outcomes, and the transfer identified in the participants’ assignments, this study provides insights into whether students transfer what they learn in academic writing courses to other academic contexts. The results of this study show the strong transfer of some learning outcomes and offer support for the idea that ESAP courses can be taught for transfer. Nanyang Technological University This work was funded by an EdeX research grant from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on ‘Learning transfer and the teaching of communication skills to Engineering students at NTU’ Grant Reference No. M4081939.100. |
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