Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University

Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia has been increasing course work in English, and the need for adequate learning and teaching strategies has become salient as both students and instructors expressed concern of a foreign language impeding content acquisition. Through a seminar on English Content-B...

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Autores: Bryan Zambrano, Nohora Edith, Habte Gabr, Ezana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad de la Sabana
Repositorio:Repositorio Universidad de la Sabana
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:intellectum.unisabana.edu.co:10818/13681
Acceso en línea:http://laclil.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/LACLIL/article/view/laclil.2008.1.1.1/pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/10818/13681
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:EFL
content-based instruction
geography course
bilingual
autonomous learning
learning styles
learning strategies.
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spelling Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian UniversityBryan Zambrano, Nohora EdithHabte Gabr, EzanaEFLcontent-based instructiongeography coursebilingualautonomous learninglearning styleslearning strategies.Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia has been increasing course work in English, and the need for adequate learning and teaching strategies has become salient as both students and instructors expressed concern of a foreign language impeding content acquisition. Through a seminar on English Content-Based Instruction, the Foreign Languages Department identified underlying problems related to language, such as the need for language strategies in mainstream courses in areas such as academic writing and reading. The English Content-Based Instruction approach seeks to simultaneously teach content and language. The need for instruction to be focused on fostering autonomous learning became apparent given the heterogeneity of learning styles. Two geography courses taught in English are discussed here in light of an overall survey on learning strategies.Dirección de Publicaciones2/2/2015 4:292/2/2015 4:292008-10-24journal articlepublishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf2322-9721http://laclil.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/LACLIL/article/view/laclil.2008.1.1.1/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10818/1368110.5294/laclil.2008.1.1.12322-9721reponame:Repositorio Universidad de la Sabanainstname:Universidad de la Sabanainstacron:Universidad de la SabanaengLatin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning; Vol 1, No 1 (2008); 1-14Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-06-07T17:44:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
title Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
spellingShingle Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
Bryan Zambrano, Nohora Edith
EFL
content-based instruction
geography course
bilingual
autonomous learning
learning styles
learning strategies.
title_short Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
title_full Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
title_fullStr Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
title_full_unstemmed Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
title_sort Strategies for Teaching Geography Electives in English to Native Spanish Speakers at a Colombian University
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bryan Zambrano, Nohora Edith
Habte Gabr, Ezana
author Bryan Zambrano, Nohora Edith
author_facet Bryan Zambrano, Nohora Edith
Habte Gabr, Ezana
author_role author
author2 Habte Gabr, Ezana
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv EFL
content-based instruction
geography course
bilingual
autonomous learning
learning styles
learning strategies.
topic EFL
content-based instruction
geography course
bilingual
autonomous learning
learning styles
learning strategies.
description Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia has been increasing course work in English, and the need for adequate learning and teaching strategies has become salient as both students and instructors expressed concern of a foreign language impeding content acquisition. Through a seminar on English Content-Based Instruction, the Foreign Languages Department identified underlying problems related to language, such as the need for language strategies in mainstream courses in areas such as academic writing and reading. The English Content-Based Instruction approach seeks to simultaneously teach content and language. The need for instruction to be focused on fostering autonomous learning became apparent given the heterogeneity of learning styles. Two geography courses taught in English are discussed here in light of an overall survey on learning strategies.
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