An EAP curriculum design of a content and language integrated learning program for hospitality students in Taiwan

Hsiao-I Hou

doi:10.5294/3144

Autores/as

Hsiao-I Hou Autor/a National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5294/3144

Palabras clave:

Inglés con fines académicos (EAP), diseño curricular, aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lengua extranjera (AICLE), educación superior.

Resumen

La mayoría de los enfoques pedagógicos para la enseñanza del inglés con fines académicos (EAP) tienen como objetivo preparar a los estudiantes de segunda lengua (L2) para participar en estudio académicos. Se presentan los hallazgos de un estudio de caso que exploró el desarrollo y las características de un programa del aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lengua extranjera (AICLE) implementado en una universidad de hostelería y servicio en Taiwán. Se describe la base teórica del programa y su relación con la justificación del estudio, además de la elaboración de programas y procesos de implementación. Los datos fueron recogidos durante un año académico, utilizando una combinación de métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos, incluyendo pruebas diagnósticas y de salida, un cuestionario para estudiantes, notas de campo, y entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Los resultados muestran una mejora significativa en el dominio del idioma del estudiante y el conocimiento del área de contenido. Los estudiantes en el grupo de alto nivel de dominio (HP) y el grupo de bajo nivel de dominio (LP) expresaron diferentes opiniones con respecto a los materiales seleccionados, la tareas basadas en el contenido, la combinación de la instrucción en inglés y la adquisición de conocimientos académicos, y las dificultades en las pruebas escritas. Los resultados fueron consistentes con los de estudios anteriores. Se discuten las implicaciones prácticas en la teoría, la práctica y en investigacion es futuras.

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Biografía del autor/a

Hsiao-I Hou, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

After obtaining her PhD from University of Minnesota in 2007, Dr. Hsiao-I Hou has worked as a full-time assistant professor at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism in Taiwan. During 2010 to 2012, she was a visiting professor to Humber College in Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include corpus linguistics and English for specific purposes teaching and learning.

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