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Supporting English-Medium Pedagogy through an Online Corpus of Science and Engineering Lectures
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Kunioshi, Nílson; Noguchi, Judy; Tojo, Kazuko; Hayashi, Hiroko – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
As English-medium instruction (EMI) spreads around the world, university teachers and students who are non-native speakers of English (NNS) need to put much effort into the delivery or reception of content. Construction of scientific meaning in the process of learning is already complex when instruction is delivered in the first language of the…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Academic Discourse, Lecture Method, Internet
Improving Summarizing Skills with TED Talks: An Account of a Teaching Lesson Using Explicit Instruction
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Hashimoto, Shin'ichi; Fukuda, Eri; Okazaki, Hironobu – Research-publishing.net, 2015
This paper reports on a study which investigated the effectiveness of an explicit instruction approach in a Japanese university setting with third-year science and technology students in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course. The two aims of this study were: 1) to explore changes in students' attitudes and understanding of summary writing,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English for Special Purposes, Writing Skills
An Overview of Management Education for Sustainability in Asia
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Wu, Yen-Chun Jim; Shen, Ju-Peng; Kuo, Tsuang – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the holistic picture of sustainability curricula in Asian higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Content analysis was conducted based on Asian management education for sustainability in higher education. Online courses arrangement, teaching methods, instructors' educational background and…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Content Analysis, Administrator Education
Survey of Biochemical Education in Japanese Universities.
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Kagawa, Yasuo – Biochemical Education, 1995
Reports findings of questionnaires sent to faculty in charge of biochemical education in medical schools and other programs from dentistry to agriculture. Total class hours have declined since 1984. New trends include bioethics and computer-assisted learning. Tables show trends in lecture hours, lecture content, laboratory hours, core subject…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Bioethics, College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Advances in Technology, Education and Development
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Kouwenhoven, Wim, Ed. – InTech, 2009
From 3rd to 5th March 2008 the International Association of Technology, Education and Development organised its International Technology, Education and Development Conference in Valencia, Spain. Over a hundred papers were presented by participants from a great variety of countries. Summarising, this book provides a kaleidoscopic view of work that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Professional Training
END 2015: International Conference on Education and New Developments. Conference Proceedings (Porto, Portugal, June 27-29, 2015)
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends