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INTEGRATING CONTENT AND LANGUAGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION IBD

SPRINGER
11 / 2022
9789811945601
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This book presents research initiatives by tutors involved in a content-based instruction context as part of the University Town writing programme, National University of Singapore, which is an interdisciplinary programme designed to teach first- and second-year undergraduate students how to conduct academic research and write evidence-based research papers. It presents research the tutors conductedáwithin theádual fields ofáteachingádiscipline-specific content andádeveloping studentsâÇÖ academic literacy.áThe book focuses mainly on pedagogy and material development in this context. It shares the tutorsâÇÖ scholarship of teaching and learning experiencesáfrom this programme through presenting action research from the classroom, demonstrating constructive cycles ofápraxis, which are then evaluated using student texts and student feedback. The book draws on academic research literature related to content-based instruction, as well as topics such asfacilitating collaborative peer reviews of assignments, and critical thinking pedagogy. It covers how multi-disciplinary or multi-lingual classrooms of this genre can motivate studentsáto conduct and write up researcháand provides an overview of how both content and academic literacy is combined at aáhigh level of engagement from an Asian context.

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