LEADER 05624nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910438348203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-90891-3 010 $a3-642-33096-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-33096-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000253998 035 $a(EBL)1082647 035 $a(OCoLC)811619686 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000767066 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11479853 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767066 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10739602 035 $a(PQKB)11402415 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-33096-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1082647 035 $a(PPN)168323524 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000253998 100 $a20120806d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIntroducing writing across the curriculum into China $efeasibility and adaptation /$fDan Wu 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (142 p.) 225 0$aSpringerBriefs in education,$x2211-1921 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-33095-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroducing Writing Across the Curriculum into China; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abstract; 1 Introduction; Research Problem, Questions, and Significance; The Expansion in Chinese Higher Education; Significance of a Feasibility Study on Introducing WAC into China; Methods; Organization of the Study; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A Review of WAC; Chapter 3 Chinese Higher Education; Chapter 4 Methods; Chapter 5 China Interviews Qualitative Results; Chapter 6 US WAC Interviews Qualitative Results; Chapter 7 Conclusion; 2 A Review of Wac; WAC Evolution; CAC Evolution 327 $aActivity Theory and WAC ResearchThe International Dissemination of WAC; 3 Chinese Higher Education; The Chinese Higher Education System; Reforms and Current Issues; Chinese Political Culture and its Impact on Higher Education; Opportunities and Challenges for Introducing WAC; Opportunities for Implementing WAC in China; Challenges for Implementing WAC in China; 4 Methods; Participants; Subsets of the Participants; Selection of the Participants; Chinese Interviewee Selection and Rationale; US Interviewee Selection and Rationale; Materials; Interview Questions; Chinese Interview Questions 327 $aSpecific Questions for the Faculty GroupSpecific Questions for the Administrator Group; Specific Questions for the Employer Group; US Interview Questions; Administration; Pre-Interview Preparation; Implementation of Interviews; Post-Interview Analysis; 5 China Interviews Qualitative Results; A Thematic Analysis of Chinese Interview Results; Four Primary Themes; Secondary Themes; College Student/Graduate Communication Competencies (Themes 1--5); Higher Education Goals and Workplace Expectations (Themes 6--9); Challenges and Opportunities for Introducing WAC into China (Themes 10--17) 327 $aChinese Interview Results Reflected in Activity SystemsMotive Contradiction: Use Value or Exchange Value; Tools/Motive/Rules Contradiction: Rules in the University or Rules in the Workplace; A Solution to Ease the Contradictions; 6 US Wac Interviews Qualitative Results; US WAC Interviews Results; US WAC Programs (Themes 18--24); International Dissemination of WAC (Themes 25--29); A Comparison/Contrast of the Results From the US and Chinese Interviews; WAC Program Components; WAC Program Challenges; 7 Conclusion; Critical Findings; Recognized Importance of Communication Competencies 327 $aWriting Practices and Current NeedsMajor Obstacles for WAC Initiatives; Theoretical Implications; Empirical Implications; Implications for the Envisioned WAC Researchers in China; Implications for WAC Researchers in the US and Other Countries; Implications for Chinese Higher Education Professionals; Implications for Higher Education Professionals in the US and Other Countries; Limitations; Directions for Future Research; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix A China Interview Questions; Appendix B US WAC Interview Questions; References 330 $aDr. Wu Dan?s Introducing Writing Across the Curriculum into China is an important and provocative research study that is broadly international in scope. Of particular significance for education in China, this book provides a historical analysis of writing instruction in China and an original application of activity theory used to analyze problems and possibilities for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) in higher education. Through an examination of important aspects of WAC as it has developed in the United States, Dr. Wu Dan brings together various perspectives in support of developing and sustaining WAC programs in China and by analogy throughout the world. Her work opens new avenues for research in writing and for the teaching of courses throughout the curriculum using a writing-in-the-disciplines approach. A major contribution to international WAC scholarship, Introducing Writing Across the Curriculum into China will be invaluable to English faculty and to all readers interested in educational innovations in China. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Education,$x2211-193X 606 $aPenmanship$zChina 615 0$aPenmanship 676 $a300 700 $aWu$b Dan$01059909 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438348203321 996 $aIntroducing Writing Across the Curriculum into China$92509525 997 $aUNINA