The study explores the impact of Concept-based Language Instruction on multilingual writers' cognitive and emotional experiences during the revision process of English writing. The findings suggest that tutor-tutee dialogues significantly mediate learners' emotional experiences and cognitive development during revision tasks.
As part of a larger research project on the choices of topics, methodologies, and theories made by scholars in research and publishing, this study explored the social factors that may affect the English writing and publishing practices of multilingual scholars in the Greater China area.
As multimodal texts gain prevalence in the digital era, understanding the dynamics of writer-reader interaction through visuals has become an emerging task. This presentation discusses an innovative study that examines how EAP students used diverse visual metadiscourse resources (both interactive and interactional) to inform and engage their audiences via infographics.
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Dr. Mimi Li is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESOL in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Her research areas focus on L2 writing and CALL. Her work has appeared in Journal of Second Language Writing, Computer Assisted Language... Read More →
This presentation aims to describe the roles of two multilingual English language teachers (the two presenters) in their first semester teaching academic writing in an EMI program in China. The presenters will report on their multilingual collaboration and argue for increased multilingual support in EMI programs.