In this second post, Martin Hartnett continues his theme of subject notes appropriate for students for whom English is not a first language. He provides an exemplar of notes created to support the first topic on the Business and Management syllabus.
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One problem we face as teachers in an international context is an assumption about literacy levels, that may not not be valid for all students in an IB classroom. Indeed, I have had examples of students, new to my Business and Management class, who struggled to make themselves understood in English at all, let alone cope with the level of additional specialist language skills demanded by the subject.
In this ‘guest post’, Martin Hartnett suggests an approach to support students in their understanding of specific Business and Management terms:
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