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• Threshold knowledge is a term in the study of
higher education used to describe
core concepts that once understood,
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Open for Business: the “Learn Accounting” Project
This document discusses opening access to an online learning platform through the use of multiple languages. It provides statistics on course enrollments by subject area and language proficiency level. It also examines questions around what constitutes open access and how linguistic and cognitive bilingualism impact English fluency and academic achievement. Threshold concepts and strategies for scaffolding learning through different language combinations are discussed, along with the scope of influence by race and gender demographics.
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- 2. The Project Financial Reporting, 26 Management Accounting,15 Financial Management , 3 Taxation, 11 Corporate Governance, 11 Business Skills, 3 BASIC/INTERMEDIATE isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho Xitsonga
- 3. The Project Financial Reporting, 13 Management Accounting,2 Financial Management , 5 Taxation, 6 Corporate Governance, 6 ADVANCED
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- 5. Open Access ? •Is free sufficient to be open? • Open • Creative Commons License • Registration • Why?? • Future options
- 6. Open Access ? Access ResourceKnowledge
- 7. Opening Access vialanguage ? • Linguistic bilingualism vs cognitive bilingualism • English fluency and achievement - access • Political and social requirements of language • Coding
- 8. Mastery Verbal Language Communication 1 1 Gerber etal Commonly spoken Resources Subject specific Assessments English English IsiZulu/isiXhosa/ Sesotho/XiTsonga
- 9. Opening Access vialanguage ? • Linguistic bilingualism vs cognitive bilingualism • English fluency and achievement • Political and social requirements of language • Coding 2 2 Setati
- 10. Threshold concepts • Thresholdknowledge is a term in the study of higher education used to describe core concepts that once understood, transform perception of a given subject. [Meyer and Land] • Access to further years of study
- 11. • Scaffolding • Englishunless issue with understanding then mother tongue • Mother tongue first for understanding then English for examination readiness • Before lectures • After lectures • Multiple language within lectures – via own device Order of learning
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Editor's Notes
- #9 Gerber et al (2010) highlight that during the process of understanding, concepts are explained through the use of two verbal languages, a commonly spoken, everyday language and a subject-specific, scientific language. Students are required to be proficient in both these languages. As the commonly spoken language used at UCT is English, non-English first language speakers would be at a disadvantage as they would often be less proficient in English and this could negatively impact on their ability to understand the second language, namely the subject-specific business language. The ability to communicate in a discipline, in English, is important as students need to be able to efficiently access resources such as textbooks and complete written assessments in English. The two-step approach to mastery of a discipline underpins the development of the mother tongue intervention. The primary aim of the intervention is to present videos in African languages to allow students to engage with concepts without having to deal with the nuances inherent in learning in a second or third language. A secondary aim is to assist students to develop their ability to become more confident in their ability to communicate in English in a professional environment.