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Richards, Jack C.; Pun, Jack – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
The use of English to teach content subjects has been a growing trend in many parts of the world. It is labelled in a variety of ways, such as content-based learning, content and language integrated learning, immersion education, theme-based language teaching, and bilingual education, but it is referred to in this paper as English-medium…
Descriptors: Classification, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Yilmaz, Tuba – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2021
For years, bilingual programmes have allocated the languages of bilinguals to separate teachers, lessons, or even days or hours of the week to avoid damaging the 'purity' of languages, confusing language-minoritized students and hindering their achievement (Creese & Blackledge, 2011. Separate and flexible bilingualism in complementary schools:…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Code Switching (Language), Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2017
Many students, enrolled in colleges and universities that use English as a medium of instruction, have difficulty understanding lectures in specialized courses delivered in English such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, biology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology and others. They also have difficulties reading specialized texts and learning…
Descriptors: Animation, Video Technology, Medical Education, Vocabulary Development
Karapetjana, Indra; Rozina, Gunta – Online Submission, 2017
The European Union supports multilingualism and promotes the learning of foreign languages since their knowledge enhances understanding among peoples and increases employability. To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of foreign language education in schools, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been promoted in Europe; this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Course Content
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Gustafsson, Hana – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Drawing on usage-based approaches this paper addresses the challenge of capturing EMI teachers' linguistic needs for the purposes of teacher training in international Medical Education. The focus is on EMI medical teachers in various instructional formats. Each format requires a specific linguistic repertoire resulting dynamic interactions of…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
This protocol was used to conduct a research review to help inform the recommendations for the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) updated English learner practice guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School." The research review involved the following steps: (1) The research staff…
Descriptors: English Learners, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Language of Instruction