A Probe into the Integrated Learning Model of Academic English “Writing + Critical Thinking” in Sino-Foreign Joint Education

Abstract

This research attempts to reconstruct an integrated learning model of academic English “writing + critical thinking”, which is better targeted at talent cultivation in Sino-foreign Joint Education, a prominent entity in China’s higher education. This model, under the guidance of six critical thinking skills from the Delphi Report, boasts 3 vital revisions in the teaching process of academic writing: critical reading, exemplar writing methodology, and a co-constructed updated version of academic English “writing + critical thinking” marking criteria. This could enhance critical thinking dispositions and skills of students in Sino-foreign Joint Education who, with the help of these skills, can ultimately develop into critical, globally literate and competitive talents. This research could benefit the teaching reform in Sino-foreign Joint Education and its Academic English courses.