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Gender effects on strategic competence: A survey study on compensatory strategies in a CLIL context
(Grupo de investigación La lengua inglesa en el ámbito universitario (PAI: HUM 0397), en coedición con la Facultad de Filología de la UNED: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 2017)
Second language research has shown that females usually outperform their male counterparts (Pavlenko & Piller, 2008). They also have more positive attitudes and greater motivation (Spolsky, 1989). Nevertheless, these ...
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Comparing the benefits of a metacognitive reading strategy instruction programme between CLIL and EFL primary school students
(Grupo de investigación La lengua inglesa en el ámbito universitario (PAI: HUM 0397), en coedición con la Facultad de Filología de la UNED: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 2017)
Strategy instruction is a fundamental part of the language learning curriculum. Several studies (Wenden & Rubin, 1987; O’Malley & Chamot, 1990; Chamot & O’Malley, 1994; Cohen & Macaro, 2007; Chamot, 2008; Cohen, 2011, among ...
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Calque-free lectures? Spanish cross-linguistic influence in content teaching through English
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2010)
In the last ten years, Spanish universities have gradually started to incorporate English as a means of instruction. As a result, many lecturers —who regularly use their mother tongue for their teaching activity— have been ...