Educational Change Amongst English Language College Teachers in China by Yulong Li

Author:Yulong Li
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9789811530531
Publisher: Springer Singapore

4.4.6 Inserted Humanity into EAP Teaching

Lisa complemented many students on the philosophical articles. In one of the observations, Lisa led the students to analyse an article written by Alfred North Whitehead reflecting on modernity and modernism. By studying this article, the students not only learned how to write better English, guided by Lisa, they also discussed the ideas raised by the article author. Later Lisa told me that this article was from a book related to Western Philosophy, and she had chosen many articles from it: “I found this book by accident, I think it is suitable for EAP…there are materials related to science, philosophy, and economics… these are all from big names” (Lisa interview 1). Furthermore, Lisa quoted one of her students’ feedback after reading one of the articles Lisa had chosen for them: “she (the students) understood how to express personal opinions, how to express an existing reality…it is always a good phenomenon that she began to question” (Lisa interview 1). Lisa also uses media-based materials to inform students, as she recalled, around the military parade in 2015, she brought in media reports from different countries, encouraging students to compare and to think critically. Just as Lisa described herself during a classroom observation session: “my philosophical background inevitably ushers students into in-depth thinking” (Lisa interview 1).

Lisa also reflected on the current reform when speaking with me:(The EAP course recommended by the Shanghai EAP reform) is missing out some educational elements; it is so instrumental that it started to become utilitarian, which is so horrible… deserting humanity… it (EAP) would become just an instrument and it makes students utilitarian (Lisa interview 1).

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