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Parmegiani, Andrea – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
This paper reports on a writing programme I started at Bronx Community College to improve academic success among recently immigrated Spanish-speaking students by linking ESL courses to Spanish academic literacy courses within the framework of a learning community. My reflection begins by articulating the pedagogical rationale for looking beyond…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Writing Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, English (Second Language)
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Colls, Guillermo R. – CATESOL Journal, 2019
This article recounts some of the motivations, hurdles, and successes the Cuyamaca ESL Department in San Diego encountered while transforming its curriculum to an accelerated model. The college discovered that the new program, while challenging, increased the success and rate of passing among its language learners and improved the quality of their…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Baquedano-López, Patricia – Theory Into Practice, 2021
In this article I introduce a framework that centers indigenous educational sovereignty in university-school partnerships. Developed from collaborative work with Indigenous Maya families who are migrants from Yucatan, Mexico, the framework operates from an understanding that Indigenous parents have knowledge that is important for their children to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, American Indian Students, College School Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Bohm, Anke; Koeper-Saul, Veronika; Mossmann, Christian – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Language learning in tandem exchanges offers students a wealth of learning opportunities that are characterised by reciprocal and autonomous learning and foster authentic communication (Brammerts, 2001). Increasingly, these encounters take place online and, in this context, the EU-funded European University Tandem (EUniTa) project developed an…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Program Descriptions, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Instruction
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Wang, Xiaoli; Jiang, Lianjiang; Fang, Fan; Elyas, Tariq – SAGE Open, 2021
The concept of intercultural communication has become a focus in English language teaching (ELT) against the backdrop of globalization, as English is now used as a lingua franca (ELF) among people with different first languages (L1s). However, the current linguistic landscape of ELF does not reflect well in ELT practices in which native speakerism…
Descriptors: Language Role, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Cunico, Sonia – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Language tandem exchanges offer students valuable opportunities for autonomous learning and authentic intercultural communication encounters. This paper will discuss the key principles of tandem language exchange, and in particular online ones, and then present the EU-funded European University Tandem (EUniTa) project which was developed by…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Roselaar, Tjits; van Bielder, Patty – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Since the academic year 2017-2018, the Tilburg University Language Center has been offering an academic pre-Bachelor's programme for refugee students. This year-long educational programme prepares high-potential refugees for a Dutch- or English-taught Bachelor's programme at a university. In addition, students prepare for the Dutch Civic…
Descriptors: Refugees, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Spencer, Alice; Bussi, Anna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
In the present article, we demonstrate the utility of Open Badge certifications in documenting ESP, EAP and EMI courses. Open Badges are online records of achievement which document field-specific, soft and technical skills. They consist of a visual image and a set of embedded metadata, they are endorsed by the institution which issues them and…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction