Student Perceptions of an Engineering Course Co-Taught by an English Instructor at an EMI University in the UAE

Autor/in	Ayish, Nader
Titel	Student Perceptions of an Engineering Course Co-Taught by an English Instructor at an EMI University in the UAE
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 32 (2022) 1, S.16-35 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ayish, Nader)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Engineering Education; Majors (Students); Interdisciplinary Approach; Team Teaching; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Writing Skills; Research Skills; Communication Skills; Teacher Role; Instructional Design; Language Skills; Teacher Responsibility; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Ingenieurausbildung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Teamteaching; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Forschungsleistung; Kommunikationsstil; Lehrerrolle; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Lehrverpflichtung; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	The way engineering students perceive an engineering course that is co-taught between an English instructor and two engineering faculty at an English medium instruction (EMI) university has not been studied. In order to better understand how students perceive such a course, a survey consisting of 12 items with a 5-point Likert-scale and two open-ended questions was distributed to 45 Emirati male and female sophomore engineering students at a UAE university. Ten semi-structured interviews were also conducted. Three themes were identified from the interviews: writing and research skills, language and communication support, and distribution of responsibility. Results also indicate that most students found that having an English instructor co-teach their course was beneficial and made a meaningful impact on their learning and language development. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed, along with the role instructors from different disciplines can play in developing an effective co-teaching course. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01