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Direct linkChristine E. Mundy; Marietjie Potgieter; Michael K. Seery – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
General spectroscopy is known to be difficult for novice students due to its complex and abstract nature. In this study we used a first-year chemistry Mini Spec laboratory activity to uncover language barriers to student learning in spectroscopy. Analysis revealed that language barriers generated conceptual difficulties for English as Second…
Descriptors: Science Education, Spectroscopy, English (Second Language), Bilingual Students
Clarence, Sherran – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
This paper discusses the role of a writing centre in creating spaces for talk about and change in disciplinary writing pedagogy. It asks how collaborative partnerships between disciplinary academics and Writing Centre practitioners might be established and nurtured sustainably. Drawing on insights from two collaborations with academics in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Role
