Integration or Immersion? A Comparative Study at the Tertiary Level

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  • Miriam Fernández-Santiago Author

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https://doi.org/10.5294/laclil.2011.4.1.5

Abstract

The implementation of new degrees in the Spanish university system as a result of the process of adaptation to the European Space of Higher Education (ESHE) will bring significant changes in the learning of foreign languages at this level. Different methodological approaches such as foreign linguistic immersion in the content classroom or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) might be used as a compensatory curricular strategy for the learning of foreign languages in the implementation of the new university degrees. The present article reports on research conducted at the School of Psychology of the University of Granada (Spain) where these two methodological approaches were contrasted for an assessment of their efficiency with regards to the specific learning purposes indicated above. The results obtained show the academic convenience of the implementation of CLIL methodology as a compensation strategy for the loss of courses on English for Specific Purposes at the tertiary level.


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Author Biography

Miriam Fernández-Santiago

Miriam Fernández-Santiago is currently teaching ESL at the University of Granada (Spain). She previously taught at other universities in Spain (University of Huelva, University of Seville and University Pablo de Olavide) and the USA (Duke University). Her research interests include CLIL, Cooperative Learning, ICT, and intercultural studies. Recent titles include the volumes Guide for the Integration of ICT in the Language Class (2006), Spanish Civilization and Culture (2007), Map of Good Intercultural Practices (2009), and Autonomous Reading Skills in Academic English (2010). 

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Published

2011-04-30

How to Cite

Fernández-Santiago, M. (2011). Integration or Immersion? A Comparative Study at the Tertiary Level. Latin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.5294/laclil.2011.4.1.5

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