Ǘゆ〓ᒴύ⿼̿ 㧙⍹ᕐ㠙Ёⅰ⑻۲ǎǘ㟊研ゆ〓̿ 㧙ಾⅰ澳㟑大ಾ 英ゆ中࿖ &-$ ˷ͭ Ք̿ ᐵಾ㡕ᐑእ㡡ᩂ䢬ᕧᕤॺᐑಾ研˔ᕅ˔ ˍ൪ឫ䢬˧⦾&-$മຨ ܒ ࿖ ؛ږ 䢬ᕔঁ् ᖍᑝᐑ䢬ዞ㭗澳大ಾಾ ⠗英ゆⅰ成ᐅǎ Prof Katherine Chen is the director of the English Language Centre (ELC) and associate professor of applied linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH), University of Macau (UM). As a specialist in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, she sees language as a window into understanding human social relationships. Prof Chen not only teaches and conducts research, but also works with ELC instructors to facilitate effective English and academic learning at UM. 語〕ೀ㡣ᩄῇⅲᕖᐇೀ⠙ Linguist Katherine Chen on Effective Learning ᐵ ] βѨᜪ ğ ९ ] ㄦ㕷 㒲֯ ९Ḙⁱ۩〯⡃ዞϫ Chinese & English Text | Kelvin U ğ Photo | Eric Tam with some photos provided by the interviewee EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW • ̿ ḳന〯 2019 UMAGAZINE 20 • 澳大ᑓゆ 52 ণᵁঃほ᪹ ቔᆪ 澳大㏧ಾᏹ݈ ˔ ڌ ㉏ ن 䢬㤘ഭ ⇶૦ᑓ䢬ή أږ ዞ ڌ ಾⅰᐤ 㭓英ゆ平䢬͞ 㑅⦮ಾ⻐⾾ᥐ䢿㡡ᐑ እড〓䢺Ǘಾ⻐英ゆᕔׄ ᑜˍ⧛ᑻ ຯ英ゆ䢬˜ᑓ英ゆ␗ༀ܋₠䢬ᕔⅰ 㢹⍓大ಾ英ゆ␗ༀᕔˍᣡ㉻㢹䢬 㣍⾾ྩ 大ᐑಾᇷՄǎ㦘≷㑄䢬ᣵˍ ゆ〓♐ׄ ⅰዞ ڌ IELTS♐ׄ ㈭⌔㣍 ⾾200യᒿᢩ ཕゔਓᐑಾ䢬ಾ㣍⾾ ᕔᢚᨓՍ ܒ ゆ〓ۜ ⡁ឱᬞ$1♐ׄ ګ IELTS 6.5 ♐ 䢬ᆾ㑅ॺ英ゆ大ಾ㣍⾾ⅰ ⍓ゆ〓␗ༀ۠ ᇤ能䢬㐛ᩔ۠ 大㕵ⅰ ᐑಾεǎ↷ -& נ $ മຨ̿ ᆼ㍦᳤ ⛛ 䢬ᆒຒᕤ᳤ &-$ḇۨ ᕅ૦㇒ᬚᇷՄ The Challenges Ahead In recent years, the number of students enrolled at UM has grown and they arrive with varying proficiencies in English. It is a challenge to bridge the gap between students’ existing English knowledge and the needs of an English-language university environment. ‘English for university use is different from everyday English. Using the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as a reference, each English level takes 200 hours of formal classroom teaching. In order to meet the basic proficiency and academic skills training needed for studying in an English-language university, students need to reach IELTS 6.5 (equivalent to lower C1 level in the Common European Framework). We are eager to meet this challenge and I am requesting additional resources from the university to enhance ELC’s provision.’
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