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This episode begins the exploration of the skill of mediation as laid out in the CEFR macro-strategies. Students need to learn not only the content and how to communicate, but to communicate ideas mediating other sources into the discussion, essay, or presentation for support and evidence. Mediation is more than just maintaining academic integrity, it is part of navigating topics and communication in the target community. In the EAP classroom, mediation can be taught with the intention of bringing students into the academic community.
This episode addresses constructivist teaching theory and its implications for the EAP classroom, especially in consideration of mediation. For many students, a constructivist teaching...
In this episode, Laura celebrates a major moment of witnessing EAP learners who had fantastic discussions. She then analyzes the success of those discussions...
This episode addresses the difficulty that many EAP students struggle with in the skill of reading. For many students, simply increasing reading comprehension is...