CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background to Research 3
1.2 Perspectives on Student Learning in Higher Education 6
1.3 Collaborative Project-Inquiry Instruction 7
1.4 Business English Education in China 12
1.5 The Present Study 16
1.6 Significance of the Research 18
1.7 Organization of the Book 20
CHAPTER 2 PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING 23
2.1 Paradigm Shifts in Learning Theories 26
2.2 Beliefs,Approaches and Strategies of Learning 33
CHAPTER 3 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INQUIRY 49
3.1 Inquiry-Based Learning 51
3.2 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 53
CHAPTER 4 EIB TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CHINA 61
4.1 Emergence and Development of Business English in China 63
4.2 Current EIB Teaching and Learning in China 65
4.3 Integrated Thinking Curriculum in EIB 68
4.4 CALL in ESP/EIB 74
CHAPTER 5 RESEARCH DESIGN 77
5.1 Research Context 80
5.2 Overview of Research Methodology 81
5.3 Research Design 85
CHApTER 6 BELIEFS ABOUT AND STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING AND COLLABORATION IN EIB PROJECT LEARNING 91
6.1 Methods 94
6.2 Results 97
6.3 Discussion 111
6.4 Limitations and Conclusion 117
CHAPTER 7 SCAFFOLDING COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY AND EIB LEARNING IN CSCIL ENVIRONMENT 121
7.1 A Framework for Computer-Supported Collaborative ESP Literacy Development 124
7.2 Instructional Design 126
7.3 Research Methods 129
7.4 Results 134
7.5 Discussion and Implications 154
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION 161
References 179