International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times

This volume shares proven strategies for Academic English teaching, research, and development in challenging circumstances. Through original first-hand experiences from around the world, the collection reveals how educators in higher education have responded to the specific needs and challenges of teaching second language learners in turbulent times, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised thematically, the book covers rapid responses to crises, adapting to teaching online, collaborations and online learning communities, and assessment practices. The volume provides original insights and practical suggestions for a range of practices across English for Academic and Specific Purposes that can address new and unfamiliar circumstances, both now and in future challenging times. The collection includes a wealth of effective strategies, varied research methodologies, and resources for practice making it an invaluable reference for practitioners, students, and researchers in the field of academic English, ESL/EFL, and online language instruction. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements International perspectives on Academic English in turbulent times: an introduction Part I Rapid responses to the crisis 1 Fast-forwarding toward the future of EAP teaching in “the happiest country in the world”: lessons learned in turbulent times 2 Building resilience in pre-sessional EAP courses through professional development: a perspective from the UK 3 Academic English in higher education in Montenegro during the Covid-19 pandemic: institutional impact and lessons to be learned for the future 4 Language education during the pandemic: Qatar University foundation programme’s responses for teaching in future difficult circumstances 5 Enabling student engagement in an academic English writing course: emergency remote teaching at a Swedish University 6 Flipped learning online and face-to-face as a way of supporting students’ cognitive and emotional engagement during periods of fractured instruction Part II Adapting to teaching academic skills online 7 Designing and delivering an online research article writing course for doctoral students in Luxembourg during Covid-19 8 Embracing challenges during uncertain times: adaptations to a doctoral writing workshop hosted by an English language center in Chile 9 Teaching writing for publication in times of Covid-19: challenges, affordances, and lessons learned from Argentina 10 Measuring graduate students’ perceptions of an academic English reading and writing course during turbulent times – a case study from Albania 11 Transition to online learning in Uzbekistan: case of teaching academic English at Westminster international University in Tashkent Part III Collaboration and online learning communities 12 Changing the default: from emergency to sustainable online teaching in a U.S. Intensive English Program 13 Team up: lessons from moving an academic writing course for University teachers in Slovakia and Czechia online 14 Sustaining writing-for-publication practices during Covid-19: online writing groups at an Ecuadorian University 15 Locking down and opening out: creating new virtual spaces for writers and presenters during the pandemic 16 Cultivating social presences in an undergraduate writing course Part IV Assessing students online 17 Community, engagement, and academic integrity in English preparation programmes for University in Australia 18 Adapting formative assessment for online academic English instructions during challenging circumstances: lessons from advanced ESL classroom experiences 19 Academic English assessment in times of a pandemic: the case of a Russian research-intensive University 20 Language teaching and assessment at a chinese university during the pandemic. Lessons learnt And innovations for future practice 21 Teachers’ reflections on alternative assessment and collaborative learning in an EFL academic writing class in Thailand during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case study International perspectives on academic English in turbulent times: an afterword Index