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Analyzing a Pre-Service EFL Program through the Lenses of the CLIL Approach at the University of Cuenca-Ecuador

The recent application of Content and Language Integrated Learning programs in higher education provides an extensive area for research due to the quick implementation of English as the medium of instruction for university programs, as well as to the need of university students around the world to c...

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Published in:Latin American journal of content & language integrated learning 2018-09, Vol.11 (1)
Main Authors: Juanita Argudo, Monica Abad, Tammy Fajardo-Dack, Patricio Cabrera
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