ERIC Number: EJ1418089
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Publication Date: 2024-Apr
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The "Multimodal Spiral": Rethinking the Communication Curriculum at an English as a Medium of Instruction Institution
Matthew Overstreet; Curtis Carbonell; Diana Akhmedjanova
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v54 n2 p181-205 2024
The rise of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) threatens to upend traditional teaching and learning practices. Writing, speaking, and communication instruction will all need to evolve. This article presents a case study of one institution's efforts to design and implement a communication curriculum responsive to the unique demands of the EMI environment. The curriculum proposed enacts an interdisciplinary, multimodal approach to the teaching of communication. We discuss the specifics of the curriculum, the process of its creation, the principles underlying it, and how these principles play out in practice. In doing so, we hope to provide a model both for global communication instruction and future curricular design efforts.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction, Educational Change, Case Studies, Curriculum Implementation, Communications, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach, Curriculum Design, Multimedia Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Portfolios (Background Materials), Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Middle East
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