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Learning "about" Language: Preparing Pre-Service Subject Teachers for Multilingual Classroom Realities
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Schroedler, Tobias; Grommes, Patrick – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This paper presents and discusses experiences gained in a German teacher education innovation project on competence and skill development in dealing with multilingualism. New seminar structures were developed, which go hand in hand with a reorganisation of the entire teacher education structure in the University of Hamburg. The aim of these reform…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Intellectual Disciplines, Multilingualism, Teacher Education Programs
Intercultural Learning--An Undergraduate Module Supporting the Development of Students' Cultural Awareness in International Settings
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Colaiacomo, Silvia; Puntil, Donata – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This report illustrates the context and development of the Intercultural Learning module, provided by the Modern Language Centre (MLC), King's College London. The Intercultural Learning Module is a one semester undergraduate course mostly attended by visiting study abroad students. The module aims to enhance students' intercultural awareness and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Cross Cultural Training
The Cara Syria Programme -- Combining Teaching of English for Academic Purposes and Academic and Research Skills Development
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Brewer, Sarah; Whiteside, Karin – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The Cara Syria Programme has been developed to support Syrian academics who have had to abandon their academic positions due to the conflict in Syria and who have seen their careers compromised as a result. The Programme offers a means to re-establish their academic identities and develop new skills through participation in the learning activities…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Medical Ethics and the Learner-Centred Approach: Developing Materials on Organ Transplant and Euthanasia in an English as a Foreign Language Classroom in Higher Education
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Jamrichová, Valéria; Zamborová, Katarína – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
A learner-centred approach puts students amidst the learning process and helps them become involved in that process. It provides an opportunity for students to choose and direct the course of the lesson. This approach is especially appropriate when dealing with ethical concerns that might be sensitive issues. When it comes to the sources for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Ethics, Student Centered Learning