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Autor/in | Kagwesage, Anne Marie |
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Titel | Coping with English as Language of Instruction in Higher Education in Rwanda |
Quelle | In: International Journal of Higher Education, 2 (2013) 2, S.1-12 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1927-6044 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Language of Instruction; English; Coping; Multilingualism; Instructional Materials; English (Second Language); Group Discussion; Interviews; Economics Education; Educational Policy; Change Strategies; Learning Strategies; Task Analysis; Performance Based Assessment; Student Projects; Rwanda Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English language; Englisch; Bewältigung; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Gruppendiskussion; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Wirtschaftskunde; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lösungsstrategie; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Aufgabenanalyse; Leistungsermittlung; Schulprojekt; Ruanda |
Abstract | The present study examines strategies that multilingual university students in Rwanda use in order to successfully deal with complex academic material offered through the medium of English, a foreign language. The reported strategies emerged from group work discussions and interviews with students in the faculty of Economics and Management at a University in Rwanda. The data were analyzed thematically. Findings reveal that students have multiple coping strategies that enable them to complete academic tasks given through the medium of English. One of the prominent strategies and practices is the successful use of other languages at their disposal to mediate cognitively demanding academic tasks. Although other spoken languages are not officially recognised as media of instruction in higher education, they play a mediating role in content learning through responsible code switching and translanguaging. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |