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The Application of Open Educational Resources to EAP Curriculum
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This project explores the potential application of open educational content to EAP (English for Academic Purposes) curriculum. Given the depth of international student mobility in the modern world, this topic has great potential for practical use in future ESL/EAP practice. While the mobility of the 21st century has brought many native English-speaking educators into ESL/EAP classrooms throughout the world, often these teachers have educational backgrounds in subjects unrelated to their students’ intended fields. Thus, they often lack the technical knowledge of the high technology and science fields needed to meet their students’ needs. This study explores the possibility of applying currently available and/or developing open educational resources which cover high-demand subject areas as a complementary piece of the ESL/EAP teachers’ pedagogy and curriculum. Although such a model would be fraught with practical learning imperfections, I suggest it could serve as an acceptable substitute in certain circumstances. Secondary research focuses on examining approaches and methods in applied linguistics and issues in EAP instruction itself to explore a framework in which such a model might work.
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Applied Linguistics; English; Globalization; International Education; Open Education; Study Abroad; TESOL/ESL
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URL: http://cnx.org/content/m43623/1.1
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Mother tongue-based multilingual education: A new direction for Timor-Leste
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