The Teacher: another Variable in the Use of Foreign Language Learning Strategies?

The Bologna process aims to create the European Higher Education Framework (EHEF) by making academic degree and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe. The EHEF has different implications for university students, representing a change in emphasis from ‘teaching’ to ‘learning’, from a teacher-centred approach to a student-centred approach. In the last thirty years, researchers have discussed the role of teachers and students in the language learning-teaching process. Until then, the acquisition of a foreign language was focused on the teacher’s methodology. In the 80s and 90s, a series of student-centred approaches emerged, with the aim of making students more autonomous and independent in their learning. Language learning strategies are part of the tools used to improve language learning. There are different definitions and taxonomies of language learning strategies (Chamot (2001), Cohen (1998), Oxford (1990), O'Malley (1990) and Wenden & Rubin (1987) and there have been extensive descriptive studies on the different variables affecting the use of learning strategies including gender, previous linguistic knowledge, motivation, learning styles and/or second language versus foreign language acquisition. This paper aims to explore the instructor’s conscious or unconscious influence students’ use of learning strategies. To undertake this study, a group of teachers was asked to assess the 50 strategies presented in an adapted version of the Strategies Inventory Language Learning (Oxford 1990) according to their suitability and practicality for their students. The participants were lecturers from the French and English Department at Cádiz University. The languages included in the study were English, French and German for specific and general purposes

Specialized languages at Cádiz Business School until 1952

Actualmente la globalización se presenta como una de las causas de la importancia de los idiomas para desarrollar las profesiones relacionadas con los negocios. Este trabajo muestra que ya desde finales del siglo XIX había interés por formar personas con conocimientos de idiomas y más concretamente de lenguas especializadas en el área del comercio. Ello se evidencia en los programas de las asignaturas de los diferentes planes de estudio de Comercio, los cuales se custodian en el Archivo de la Universidad de Cádiz.Globalization is nowadays presented as one of the reasons for the importance of languages to develop business related professions. This study illustrates that since late 18th century there was interest in training people with knowledge of languages and more specifically specialized languages in the area of trade. This fact is evident in the syllabuses of the subjects in the different curricula of Commerce studies, which are preserved in the Archivo de la Universidad de Cádiz

Osmium-mediated direct C–H bond activation at the 8-position of quinolines

Metal-mediated direct C–H bond activation at the 8-position of quinolines, which is the essential step for the functionalization of this bond, is promoted by the hexahydride OsH6(PiPr3)2. This complex activates quinoline and 2-, 3-, 6-, and 7-methylquinoline to afford the classical trihydride derivatives OsH3{κ2-C8,N-(quinolinyl)}(PiPr3)2 and OsH3{κ2-C8,N-(quinolinyl-n-Me)}(PiPr3)2 (n = 2, 3, 6, 7), containing a four-membered heterometalla ring.Financial support from the MINECO of Spain (Projects CTQ2014-52799-P and CTQ2014-51912-REDC), the Diputación General de Aragón (E-35), FEDER, and the European Social Fund is acknowledged.Peer reviewe

Comprehension and scopes of the education in democratic values in the law programs, from the perspective of diversity and pluralism /

El presente artículo de reflexión obedece al desarrollo del proyecto de investigación “Comprensión y alcances de la educación en valores democráticos en los programas de derecho, desde la perspectiva de la diversidad y el pluralismo”. El proyecto se orienta a recoger las percepciones y representaciones que sobre el tema de los derechos que fundamentan la democracia en el mundo, tienen los estudiantes de los programas de derecho en la Costa Caribe, en relación con su entorno y con su personal situación. Se espera recoger suficientes elementos de valoración acerca de las incorporaciones que realizan los estudiantes de derecho a su lenguaje jurídico, de los valores democráticos de libertad e igualdad y la gama de atribuciones que de allí se desprenden. Se pretende igualmente conocer cuáles son las reivindicaciones que en materia de derechos esenciales para el desarrollo de las capacidades humanas reconocen los estudiantes de derecho como sustrato de su ejercicio ciudadano frente a las instituciones y en relación con su experiencia particular como seres humanos.Universidad Autónoma del Caribe

La comprensión lectora en el aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lenguas extranjeras (AICLE)

AICLE hace referencia al uso de las lenguas extranjeras como medio de aprendizaje de contenidos no lingüísticos. Este trabajo presenta un proyecto de apoyo a la comprensión lectora en un programa de docencia mixta inglésespañol

The Role of Women in Business English Textbooks (1970s-2010s)

Business English textbooks help students learn not only the language used in the world of business but also about the organizational structure of different companies as well as interaction in the workplace. This research examines the evolution of the professional role of women in Business English textbooks in the last fifty years. For this purpose, we analyzed thirty-five Business English textbooks published between the 1970s and the 2010s. Firstly, we recorded the different jobs done by women included in these books and classified them in four different occupational groups: managers, professionals, technicians, and clerks. As expected, the number of jobs held by women in these textbooks gradually increased over time although there has been likewise a remarkable decrease in clerical jobs as managerial and professional jobs experienced a simultaneous increase; the incidence of female technicians was consistently low. Regarding female representation in textbook pictures, whereas in the 1970s women were depicted in traditional female roles, we can observe how they are progressively portrayed in managerial positions. Furthermore, their visibility in general increased noticeably over the years. On the other hand, the representation of actual businesswomen in textbooks as case studies or part of reading comprehension exercises is quite limited