Description
Facing a world filled with uncertainty, ambiguity, complexity, changeability and scarcity, an emerging aim in global higher education is to produce graduates who are not only knowledgeable in their field, but also culturally and academically agile. They should be able to adapt their learning and communication strategies to meet different expectations effectively, integrating and synthesising perspectives from diverse cultures and traditions. To our increasingly internationalized higher education, helping students adapt to different academic cultures and expectations is a core mission. It requires moving beyond simple ‘orientation’ to embedded, scaffolded, and reflective support that fosters intercultural academic competence.Drawing on experience teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to Year One students and the shift from teaching English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to Year Two students in Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), this presentation will share practice and reflection on helping students cope with different academic cultures and disciplinary expectations in English-medium and transnational Higher Education, and how global academic literacy – a crucial competency – can be developed through language teaching.
| Period | 21 Mar 2026 |
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| Held at | BALEAP, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | International |