OBJECTIVES It was investigated how students judge the teaching of medical ethics and the history of medicine at the start and during their studies, and the influence which subject-specific teaching of the history, theory and ethics of medicine (GTE)--or the lack thereof--has on the judgement of these subjects. METHODS From a total of 533 students who were in their first and 5th semester of th...

Despite the heterogeneity of ideas regarding the definitions of genre, there are also common instances shared among scholars interested in particular aspects of the notion. Swales (1990) and Bhatia (1993) are primarily interested in the sociological and psychological aspects of genre's functioning and construction, respectively.. Swales analyzes the genre of 'article introduction', into four ge...

ABSTRACT Pedagogical content knowledge, the content-specific knowledge which embodies the aspects of content most germane to its teachability and which is most likely to distinguish the understanding of the content specialist from the pedagogue. has been widely regarded as important for effective teaching of complex subject matter such as science. This paper focuses on one aspect of pedagogical...

In CLIL research, Dalton-Puffer’s recent construct of the Cognitive Discourse Function (CDF) (2013) - a taxonomy seven cognitively and linguistically defined academic operations (such as “explain” or “define”) is now gaining increased attention useful tool to make question integration language content more tangible operational.
 However, little known about these functions’ specific nature,...

This study investigates the effects of three types instruction on acquisition foreign /s/-initial onset clusters (/sl/, /sn/, and /st/-sC clusters), a process characterized by developmental sequence in which /sl/ is acquired before /sn/ /st/. 118 native speakers Brazilian Portuguese participated 4-week language course to learn set vocabulary associated pronunciation Taki, self-constructed minia...

a curriculum deals with all the aspects of language learning including experience and purpose of learning, evaluation, and teacher-student relationship. an accurately planned curriculum for instruction can basically guarantee the success of an educational course. the present study is aimed at introducing nation & macalister language curriculum design (2010). doing so, the stages and principles ...

The postdoctoral application and matching process in dental education is a high-stakes and resource-intensive process for all involved. While programs seek the most qualified candidates, applicants strive to be competitive to increase their likelihood of being accepted to a desirable program. There are limited data regarding either subjective or objective factors underlying the complex interpla...