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International Students' Linguistic Transitions into Disciplinary Studies: A Rhizomatic Perspective
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Dippold, Doris; Heron, Marion; Gravett, Karen – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
This paper offers a reconceptualisation of international students' transitions into and through UK higher education. We present two case studies of students which explore their transitions in terms of their academic speaking skills from pre-sessional courses into their disciplinary studies. Students describe how the development of their confidence…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Speech Skills, Academic Language
Advocating for Oracy: Supporting Student Success in Foundation Year Study
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Baker, Lewis; Heron, Marion – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
A key purpose of the Foundation Year provision is to prepare students, often from a widening participation background, for their undergraduate study. Research has established that access to academic discourse and disciplinary knowledge is, to a large extent, dependent on students' academic language and literacy skills, including oracy skills.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Transitional Programs, College Preparation
Virtual Exchange as a Transformational Third Space for English Language Teacher Education: Discussing Project ViVEXELT
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Marina Orsini-Jones – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This article discusses Vietnam Virtual EXchange for English Language Teaching (ViVEXELT), a project funded by the British Council -- Vietnam (Digital Learning Innovation Fund Pilot -- Response to COVID-19). It makes a substantial contribution to the theorization of Virtual Exchange as a fertile and inclusive knowledge-sharing Third Space. ViVEXELT…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries
Designing and Implementing Virtual Exchange -- A Collection of Case Studies
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Helm, Francesca, Ed.; Beaven, Ana, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Virtual exchange is gaining popularity in formal and non-formal education, partly as a means to internationalise the curriculum, and also to offer more sustainable and inclusive international and intercultural experiences to young people around the world. This volume brings together 19 case studies (17 in higher education and two in youth work) of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange, Higher Education, Youth Programs
Tape Recorded Textbooks for the Blind: A Survey of Producers and Users.
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Aldrich, Frances K.; Parkin, Alan J. – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1988
Volunteers (n=55) who produce narrated tape recordings of textbooks for use by visually handicapped students were surveyed to determine their recording experience, equipment, guidance, and feedback. Eighty visually handicapped students who used the recordings in higher education were also surveyed concerning waiting time for books, listening…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Audiotape Recordings, College Students, Foreign Countries