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Content and language Integrated Second Language Learning: Misrepresentations of Basic Principles in the UG English Curriculum of Engineering Courses

Content and language Integrated Second Language Learning: Misrepresentations of Basic Principles in the UG English Curriculum of Engineering Courses

| February 1, 2014

Philosophical investigations into the structure and nature of language still have not come to a consensus on the role of meaning in interpersonal communication, that is language in use, and the position it occupies in language per se, that is as it exists in normal situations.

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Holistic Learning, First-Person Voice and Developing Academic Competence

Holistic Learning, First-Person Voice and Developing Academic Competence

| February 1, 2014

In this paper I examine research reports written by students to establish a connection between a systemic approach to language choice in context and a holistic and constructivist philosophy of learning (operationalized through project-based learning).

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Striving for Fluency through Accuracy: A Blend of Choices

Striving for Fluency through Accuracy: A Blend of Choices

| February 1, 2014

In the post-method scenario, the concerns of second language teaching/learning are for the learners to be accurate and fluent in language production. The use of focus-on- form methods for the development of the system of SL grammar aims at correctness.

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