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Mehisto, Peeter; Winter, Liz; Kambatyrova, Assel; Kurakbayev, Kairat – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This article explores the effectiveness of a 416-hour professional programme intended to support 5010 Kazakhstani teachers in shifting to teaching their subjects through English. Document analysis describes the perceived intent of the course and how that is reflected in the course description and guidelines given to trainers. Document analysis is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Faculty Development
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Michelle Bedeker; Assylzhan Ospanbek; Marius Simons; Akerke Yessenbekova; Manas Zhalgaspayev – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2024
There is extensive CLIL research on stakeholders' practices, integration of content and language, and pedagogies. However, limited studies report on teachers' pre-existing knowledge before CLIL implementation and how it influences their classroom pedagogy. Using a third space frame, this study examined CLIL implementation in Kazakhstan. It…
Descriptors: Turkic Languages, Language Usage, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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David, Opanga; Nsengimana, Venuste – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa secondary school science curricula recognise language as the most important communication tool for learners' biology learning outcomes. Despite this prominent goal, learners' scientific literacy at secondary school appears to be insufficient to cope with classroom teaching and learning of biology. This paper presents a review of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Biology, Science Education
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Daniel Fung; Edsoulla Chung – Language and Education, 2024
Despite the rapid growth of English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes around the globe, the language goals in such programmes have not been clearly defined, making it difficult to evaluate their success. Accordingly, our paper reports on a study that attempted to identify the language goals, operationalised as the vocabulary expected of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Yuen Yi Lo; Daniel Fung; Xuyan Qiu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
As the content knowledge of English language learners and immigrant students is assessed in their less proficient language, the validity and fairness of assessments related to those students have been widely discussed. However, such assessment issues have not received much attention in rapidly expanding bilingual education programmes, where…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation
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Liu, Jiajia Eve; Lin, M. Y. – AILA Review, 2021
CLIL focuses on the integration of content learning and additional language learning. However, it is increasingly recognized that the re/presentation and communication of discipline-specific content involve not only language, but also other semiotic modes (such as visuals and gestures). This is accelerated by the advancement of digital…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Multiple Literacies, Semiotics, Teaching Methods