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An Analysis of English Language Courses for Sino-UK University Engineering Programs

Received: 9 June 2018    Accepted: 26 June 2018    Published: 21 July 2018
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This paper takes an example of English language teaching for Sino-UK university students who are the students at International Education School in Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Based on at least two-year English-related courses’ teaching, the team leader and the foreign English teachers express their feelings and difficulties in this paper, the challenges English courses teachers face and how to overcome inherent shyness of Chinese university students, and conclude the practical and effective solutions to the problems respectively for these students in Sino-foreign programs.

Published in Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.cls.20180402.14
Page(s) 45-53
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Keywords

English Classes, Sino-UK Engineering Programs, Effective, Inherent Shyness, Challenges

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  • School of Humanity, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; International Education School, Suzhou University of Science & Technology, Suzhou, China

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