Learning Business English in China The Construction of Professional
This book analyses the learning experiences of students of Business English at a Chinese university. It addresses several topical issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) education and Business English teaching, including how ESP students learn, how
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Learning Business English in China
Zuocheng Zhang
Learning Business English in China The Construction of Professional Identity
Zuocheng Zhang School of Education University of New England Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-59290-9 ISBN 978-3-319-59291-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59291-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017945090 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © PM Images / Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the study participants whose experiences, emotions, and ideas are the basis of the study reported in this book. I have benefited from constructive critiques, suggestions, and guidance by a number of academics at various stages of the research that has led to this book, in particular Brian Paltridge, Lindy Woodrow, Anis Bawarshi, Vijay Bhatia, Yihong Gao, and Mary Macken-Horarik. I was able to complete this book as part of a special study programme supported by the University of New England. All inadequacies remain mine.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.1.1 The Business English Programme 1 1.1.2 Current Issues in Business English Education 2 1.2 Research Questions 8 1.3 Preview of the Book 9 References 11 2 Conceptualising Professional Identity 15 2.1 Learning In and Through Communities of Practice 15 2.1.1 Identifying Communities of Practice 16 2.1.2 Modes of Participation 16 2.1.3 Identification and Negotiability 17 2.1.4 Access and Agency 17 2.2 Professional Socialisation 1
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