‘I can’t find the words now…’: teacher discourse strategies and their communicative potential in spanish- and english-medium instruction in higher education
Publication date
2019ISSN
2604-5893
Abstract
English-medium instruction is rapidly becoming a common practice at university worldwide. Despite the necessity of supporting teachers in this context, programs for their continuing professional development are few and far between. This study examines the discourse strategies (DSs) that two university lecturers deploy in the teaching of the same disciplinary content through both their L1 and their L2 to examine the extent to which these DSs help teachers achieve their communicative goal. The study unveils the impact of the language of instruction on teachers’ DSs and sheds light on teachers’ pressing linguistic needs. Finally, key findings suggest the need to incorporate of DSs in teacher education programs.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
37 - Education
Keywords
Estratègies del discurs
EMI
Discurs a l'aula
Educació superior
Formació del professorat
Estrategias discursivas
EMI
Discurso en el aula
Educación superior
Formación docente
Discourse strategies
EMI
Classroom discourse
Higher education
Teacher education
Pages
13
Publisher
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Collection
2; 2
Is part of
CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education
Citation
Sánchez-García, Davinia. ‘I can’t find the words now…’: teacher discourse strategies and their communicative potential in spanish- and english-medium instruction in higher education. CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education, 2019, 2(2), p. 43-55. Disponible en: <https://revistes.uab.cat/clil/article/view/v2-n2-sanchez-garcia>. Fecha de acceso: 12 sep. 2024. DOI: 10.5565/rev/clil.28
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