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On CR Teaching Approach to Elevate Postgraduate Students’ EAP Writing Level: Based on the Course of “Academic English” in Chinese Universities
School of Foreign Languages, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
School of Foreign Languages, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
- 1 School of Foreign Languages, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
- 2 School of Foreign Languages, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
Creative Education·Volume 14 (2023)·Pages 2228–2238·Published 7 November 2023·DOI10.4236/ce.2023.1411141
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Abstract
O wing to the importance of postgraduate students’ EAP writing levels in global academic activities, and students’ poor consciou sness of differences between Chi nese and English resulting in Chinese postgraduate students’ poor E AP writing performance, the current research manages to design a CR approach to elevate students’ consciousness of differences between the two languages, adopting quantitative and qualitative approaches, so as to improve their EAP w riting ability. The research can serve as a guide for CR teaching a nd research in academic English classes.
KeywordsCREAP WritingAcademic English
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