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Language and Study Abroad Across the Curriculum: An Analysis of Course Development
Author(s) -
MorenoLopez Isabel,
SaenzdeTejada Cristina,
Smith Tami Kopischke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03324.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , study abroad , foreign language , psychology , language proficiency , pedagogy , curriculum development , mathematics education , professional development , medical education , medicine
Preparing undergraduates and training faculty to succeed in a global society requires colleges to infuse international and intercultural dimensions into the curriculum. A Title VI grant funded the development and pilot of six Integrated Intensive Courses Abroad (IICA). These courses incorporate discipline‐specific content studies with foreign language and ground them in a study abroad experience. Content and language instructors were paired and cross‐trained in each other's discipline to enable them to design and teach these interdisciplinary courses. This article outlines the purpose, development, essential resources, and preliminary outcomes of integrating UCAs into a college curriculum. Results from a postcourse survey suggest that the IICA model improved students' language proficiency and understanding of the content discipline beyond what would have been expected in a traditional course.