ERIC Number: EJ1070672
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1692-5777
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An Approach to Integration: The Integration of Language and Content to Promote L2 Learner Autonomy at the College Level (Un Acercamiento a la Integración: El Aprendizaje Integrado de Lengua y Contenidos para Promover la Autonomía del Estudiante de Lengua Extranjera en la Universidad)
Oliva Parera, Pablo M.; Núñez Delgado, María Pilar
GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, n10 p92-112 Jan-Jun 2015
This article reports the preliminary findings of an action research on the effects of autonomy on a group of university students at the post-graduate level taking their first Spanish course through the Content and Language Learning (CLIL) methodology. The participants, whose Spanish was at the low/mid intermediate level (ACTFL, 2012), were exposed to content related to their Masters' degrees at a university in the United States. The sample consisted of 13 students in the experimental group and 14 in the control group. Results showed that students in the experimental group who followed a CLIL class experienced more autonomy than students in the control group who followed a more traditional class with a textbook. Pedagogical implications reflect advantages of planning curriculum according to the students' interests and career objectives.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Career Choice, Personal Autonomy, Spanish, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Masters Degrees, Textbooks, Metacognition, Portfolios (Background Materials), Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Surveys, Student Attitudes, English, Native Language, Graduate Students, Action Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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