Content and languagethe impact of pedagogical designs on academic performance within tertiary english as a medium of instruction

  1. Antonio Jiménez Muñoz 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras

ISSN: 1697-7467

Ano de publicación: 2016

Título do exemplar: Innovating in the didactic second language scenario: new mobile, open and social models

Número: 1

Páxinas: 111-123

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.30827/DIGIBUG.54094 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Resumo

This paper offers the results of a study on two English-taught first-year modules at a Spanish Faculty of Economics. Analysing 2010-2015 results allows measuring the impact of the methodological interventions performed on student grades, thus allowing comparisons between their effectiveness. Findings reveal the influence on grades of studentcentred, hands-on methodologies and language remedial interventions, which suggests studying Content-and-Language Integrated Learning and English-as-a-Medium-of-Instruction in terms of their pedagogical practice and not as separate approaches. Ultimately, the study stresses the need to promote language adaptation, student-centredness and independent-learning within bilingual contexts.

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