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CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION- A METHOD OF DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL COMPETENCES
CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION- A METHOD OF DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL COMPETENCES

Author(s): Nicoleta Aurelia MARCU
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Higher Education
Published by: Editura University Press, Universitatea de Medicina, Farmacie, Stiinte si Tehnologie “George Emil Palade” din Targu Mures
Keywords: CBI (Content-Based Instruction); language learning; content learning; civic skills; social competences;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines Romanian students` attitudes towards several content-based instruction (CBI) workshops in English on topics such as leadership, human rights, successful women, violence and environmental protection. The purpose of this study is to show that CBI is not only an effective means of developing language skills, content-based knowledge, but also a very engaging and motivating way of enhancing civic and social competences such as justice, equality, non-discrimination, non- violence, tolerance and respect for human dignity. These workshops incorporated a blended approach which focused on analysis and discussion of critical subject matters that also engaged an interdisciplinary perspective. The conclusion is that by choosing topics that render both language and social competencies, the process of learning a foreign language (in our case, the English language) becomes more meaningful for the learners as the values they absorb will have a long-lasting impression on their overall education.

  • Issue Year: 4/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 94-100
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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