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Rivera-Figueroa, Antonio; Guevara-Basaldúa, Víctor – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2019
The purposes of calculus courses are often the acquisition of knowledge itself, the development of skills and the understanding of important concepts, such as functions, derivatives, the chain rule, integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus. However, full conceptual understanding is frequently not achieved. In this article, we examine the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Skill Development
Arias de la Cruz, Andrés – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2020
This study aims at documenting the challenges that three Mexican students participating in a Content-Based Instruction (CBI) module from a Master's (MA) program in English Language Teaching (ELT) face when writing content and language objectives for CBI lessons. Through qualitative research based on a content analysis design, one lesson plan of…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Prachyl, Cheryl; Quintanilla, Hector; Gutiérrez, Luis Antonio – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2011
The Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and Texas Wesleyan University used technology based courses to enhance internationalization of their curricula. These courses required students to use computer technology as the distance communication medium and to complete an applied international consulting project as part of each…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Online Courses
Solares-Altamirano, María Elena – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
The importance of teachers in the success of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is unquestionable. However, designing a teacher course on TBLT raises many questions concerning "what" and "how" it can be implemented. Can teachers' professional development be promoted through Task-Based Instruction (TBI)? This paper explores…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Task Analysis, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
Duax, Richard – 1977
This document is a course outline for an introductory community college course designed to progressively increase the student's ability to understand, speak, read, and write Spanish. Additionally, the course is intended to give the student a gradually expanding and deepening knowledge of Mexico, its culture, geography, history, social…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Bryton, Robert J. – 1977
This document is a course outline for an 18 week course in literature of and about Mexico designed to give community college students the experience of studying a variety of literary forms, such as the epic, the lyric, the short story and the novel, in a foreign and exotic setting such as Mexico. Further, the course is intended to help the student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization

Schmidt-Rinehart, Barbara C. – Foreign Language Annals, 1997
Describes a two-week Mexican immersion program for teachers including language instruction, homestays to enhance language and cultural development and a course focusing on the systematic exploration of how to integrate authentic materials into daily instruction. Results suggest that the program was successful in preparing teachers to meet the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Objectives, Culture Contact, Curriculum Design
Castellano, Rita – 1977
This document presents an outline and teacher's guide for a community college-level teaching module in Mexican identification, designed for students in introductory courses in the social sciences. Although intended specifically for cultural anthropology, urban anthropology, comparative social organization and sex roles in cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives