Abstract

MADRID, Daniel  and  JULIUS, Steven. Profiles of Students in Bilingual University Degree Programs Using English as a Medium of Instruction in Spain. profile [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.2, pp.79-94.  Epub Oct 25, 2020. ISSN 1657-0790.  https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v22n2.80735.

This is an empirical study which aims to examine the profile of Spanish university students in bilingual degree programs that employ English as a medium of instruction by utilizing the bilingual section of the teaching degree course at the University of Granada as a sample. To this end, a questionnaire was applied to 216 students. While 75% of the students reported having problems when following a bilingual class, these difficulties were found to diminish or disappear after the first trimester. The majority of the students (70%) were satisfied with the program offered but they also detected some deficiencies, which provided a basis for various suggestions as to how university bilingual programs might be improved.

Keywords : bilingual degrees; bilingual education at the university level; content and language integrated learning; English as a medium of instruction.

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