SEMINAR – WEB EVENT: Exploring University Students' Academic Performance in Native-language versus English-medium Instruction
- Date: 15 February 2022, 15:15–17:00
- Location: Via Zoom
- Type: Seminar
- Lecturer: Anja Schüppert, Natural Sciences Fellow (Human Brains and Societies), SCAS. Assistant Professor of European Languages and Cultures, University of Groningen
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- Organiser: Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS)
- Contact person: Klas Holm
Anja Schüppert, SCAS and University of Groningen, gives a seminar on "Exploring University Students' Academic Performance in Native-language versus English-medium Instruction". The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.
Abstract
Dutch higher education seems to be undergoing a language shift from Dutch to English. Master’s programmes are predominantly taught in English, and the number of English-taught Bachelor’s programmes is increasing steadily. While the supposed costs and benefits of this language shift have been frequent topics in various Dutch media over the past years, surprisingly little empirical data have been collected to explore its actual impact on various groups of students. In this lecture, I will share some insights on how this language shift may or may not affect different dimensions of academic achievements in non-native English-speaking students, and discuss the use of on-line methods such as eye-tracking and keystroke logging to monitor students’ cognitive load during lecture attention and academic writing in real time.
For more information and the webinar link, please see http://www.swedishcollegium.se/subfolders/Events.html.