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Content Modules in UK and US Universities--Their Unique Contribution towards the Development of Intercultural Competence and Criticality
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Parks, Elinor – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This paper explores the unique contribution of content modules towards the development of criticality (Barnett, 1997) and intercultural competence (Byram, 1997) in Modern Languages (ML). It draws upon the findings of a PhD study investigating the implications of the division between language and content, as experienced by German Studies students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Intercultural Programs, Interpersonal Competence
Participatory Concepts of Multidisciplinary/Professional Working on an Early Childhood Studies Degree Course in the UK
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Bath, Caroline – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
This paper aims to explore democratic values in higher education pedagogies, as related to an Early Childhood Studies (ECS) degree course in an English university. It seeks to find out what constitutes a multi-disciplinary course from both student and tutor perspectives. It is contextualised by the concepts of participation embedded in the idea of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Democratic Values, Interdisciplinary Approach, Early Childhood Education
Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in the United States and the United Kingdom
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Emanuel, Richard – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2011
An examination of oral communication education in the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K.) identified four critical concerns: (1) Today's college students are not getting adequate oral communication education; (2) Oral communication education is being relegated to a "module" in another discipline-specific course; (3) When an…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation