Teaching note-taking in EMI: an experimental study in Economics and Business Administration

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Ruth Breeze, Hanne Roothooft, Marcel Meyer
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Learning to take effective notes is particularly difficult for non-English-native university students enrolled on English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses. However, time and cost constraints mean that many universities provide no support in English for academic purposes or academic skills. One solution to this problem would be to work closely with subject lecturers to develop training that can be delivered within the framework of the EMI content courses themselves. We developed a pilot programme for training students to take effective notes in English and applied it within the context of a first-year content course in Economics and Business Administration at a Spanish university. The students improved on several measures from the pre-test to the post-test, and provided positive feedback. They particularly appreciated learning how to build outlines, simplify information, and use abbreviations and symbols. Questionnaire responses indicated that they had found the training useful and appreciated the possibilities for direct application of the new skills acquired in their other EMI courses. Further research on how to train students in academic language competences within the ecologically valid setting of the EMI classroom itself could include support with subject-focused academic writing and speaking skills.
EMI 中的笔记教学:经济与工商管理实验研究
对于学习英语教学(EMI)课程的非英语为母语的大学生来说,学习有效记笔记尤其困难。然而,由于时间和成本的限制,许多大学都不提供学术目的或学术技能方面的英语支持。解决这一问题的办法之一是与学科讲师密切合作,开发可在英语语言教学课程本身的框架内提供的培训。我们开发了一个培训学生用英语有效记笔记的试点项目,并将其应用于西班牙一所大学经济与工商管理专业的一年级课程中。从测试前到测试后,学生们在多项指标上都有所提高,并提供了积极的反馈。他们尤其喜欢学习如何编写大纲、简化信息以及使用缩写和符号。问卷调查显示,他们认为培训非常有用,并对在其他 EMI 课程中直接应用所学新技能的可能性表示赞赏。关于如何在生态有效的 EMI 课堂环境中对学生进行学术语言能力培训的进一步研究,可以包括对以学科为重点的学术写作和口语技能的支持。
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Language Learning in Higher Education
Language Learning in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Language Learning in Higher Education deals with the most relevant aspects of language acquisition at university. The CercleS journal presents the outcomes of research on language teaching, blended learning and autonomous learning, language assessment as well as aspects of professional development, quality assurance and university language policy. Its aim is to increase the quality of language teaching and learning programmes offered by university language centers and other providers in higher education by presenting new models and by disseminating the best results of research activities carried out at language centers and in other higher education departments.
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