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A Systematic Approach to Designing English for Very Specific Academic Purposes Materials Tailored to a Specific Course in the Main Subject of a Higher Degree
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Joe Greenwood – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2022
This research looks at an area of materials design where little research has previously been conducted: English for very specific academic purposes (EVSAP). The research looks at related literature in EAP, ESP and ESAP, conducts a multi-stakeholder needs analysis, and incorporates the students into the materials design process itself. An analysis…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Teaching for Understanding of Science in Context: Evidence from the Pilot Trials of the "Twenty First Century Science" Courses
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Ratcliffe, Mary; Millar, Robin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
The framework developed for the PISA 2006 science survey starts from everyday contexts in which citizens encounter scientific issues and knowledge claims. Recent curriculum changes in England, making possible the introduction of courses for 15- to 16-year olds with an explicit "scientific literacy" emphasis, are based on a very similar…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education
Personal and Cultural Education--Looking into Paintings. A Report on the 1986 Packs Study.
Ballard, Angie – 1987
This report recounts the findings of a study of people who purchased "Looking into Painting" materials, a learning package developed by the Personal and Cultural Education (PACE) Sector of the Continuing Education area in England's Open University. The package is not part of any course of study leading to a qualification, and there is no…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art History, Art Products