Título: English-Medium Instruction in the Education Faculty of Málaga University: Students’ profiles
Autor: Barrios, Elvira; López-Gutiérrez, Aurora
Resumen: [EN] This paper seeks to attain a better knowledge of the students that have joined
the first partially-taught-in-English degree course in one of the six groups of
the Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education in the University of Málaga.
The aim is to comprehend their different profiles so that professors can cater
for their needs. To achieve this objective, as part of an innovation project led
by a multidisciplinary team, different questionnaires were designed, the first
of them to get information about their personal data and English training. It
was taken by first year students, for two consecutive years (2014, 2015).
The results of this questionnaire revealed that, as no specific requirements
were asked, and only English level indications were given, we have to work
with an heterogeneous group of people, which results in a multi-level
proficiency, very demanding group, to deal with. However, comparing the
results from one year to the next, we noticed that there has been an
improvement in almost every parameter we were interested in assessing, and
the participants of the developing innovation project are committed to
evaluate their needs and provide the necessary support that teachers and
students deserve.
