The research on Chinese scholars writing for international publication

The key points:

There are two stages of the project on Chinese scholars writing for international publication: Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong scholars writing for scholarly publication in English and investigating Mandarin-speaking Mainland Chinese novice scientists in this chapter. Globalization including the economy, the polity and culture is emphasized and the research on English as an additional language scholarly literacy provides the overall view of EAL scholars in different EFL/ESL contexts. Then the theoretical, methodological and pedagogical implications of this research are discussed and we classify the studies into issue-driven studies and single-case studies. The main goal of this research is to reflect on the research process as they have developed it and consider what implications this might for similar sorts of research in future.

The studies of second language (L2) writing can be classified by the focus of the study and the research method. In the latter one, the eight types ways: surveys, interviews, meta-analysis, classroom observation, ethnography, content analysis, text analysis, and process research are analyzed through the specific examples.

Interaction:

As an English learner, I realize that learning English is by no means easy. It takes great diligence and prolonged effort. English, as a global language, is widely used there. In today’s world, if you don't understand English, then how can you know more about the world and how can you get more knowledge. Today globalization has become the trend nearly in all aspects of our life. In order to pursue higher education, we have to come up with it. In Mainland China, publication has become a graduation requirement for Master’s and PhD students. English publication is no surprise written in Hong Kong, while it is sporadic in Mainland China. As for me, I remember I wrote my paper in English for my bachelor’s degree. Also in China, imitation is necessary in the student’s process of learning to write papers in English, but this behavior has to been limited. English writing is a serious thing, we should treat it accurately.  

Hence the English education also has become a necessary task. In particular, teaching students to write is very important in the world. Pedagogically, teaching has confirmed the need for English for academic purpose (EAP), which refers to language research and instruction. I think the process of teaching for teachers is not an easy task. According to a lot of studies of second language writing, there are some processes in teaching. We should teach students to analyze all sides of writing including content and text and so on. What’ more, teachers should grasp more methods to teach and encourage students. And then students will have active performance in learning and teaching will get the best result.