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Students’ Writer Identities and Writing Practice in Tertiary English-Medium Instruction in China

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  • Jingjing Hu

    (School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China)

  • Sihang Yuan

    (School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    High School Affiliated to Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)

  • Xuesong (Andy) Gao

    (School of Education, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia)

Abstract

This study adopts a case study approach to examine how students write in English-medium instruction contexts. It also explores why they write in this way from the perspective of writer identity. Four Chinese university students’ EMI course essays, as well as their interview and stimulated recall responses were collected. The analysis results presented three patterns of writer identity: (1) a member, as an EMI writer, of the academic community as the dominant self; (2) a student writer meeting the course requirements as the dominant self; (3) struggling between the two selves. Having different types of writer identities, the students wrote their EMI course essays in different ways. Their writings presented different features in terms of discoursal choice, language form and format. Suggestions for EMI teaching, EMI teacher training and curricula at the university level are provided.

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  • Jingjing Hu & Sihang Yuan & Xuesong (Andy) Gao, 2022. "Students’ Writer Identities and Writing Practice in Tertiary English-Medium Instruction in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-15, November.
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    1. Teng Lin & Jun Lei, 2021. "English-Medium Instruction and Content Learning in Higher Education: Effects of Medium of Instruction, English Proficiency, and Academic Ability," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, November.
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