Abstract
Two factors appear to influence learning of accounting subjects on the International Business degree at the University of Brighton. The first is ‘linguistic
confusion’. Some students have English as their first language (E1L) while
for others it is an additional language (EAL). Observation of first-year Financial
and Management Accounting classes suggests that EAL students may
have to make a greater ‘learning leap’ (Cousins, 2009) than their E1L peers
because they misunderstand the lexis of accounting and finance. Particular
problems are caused by ‘false friends’ (terms which appear similar in other
languages but actually have other meanings in English) and cognates (terms
which have the same spelling and meaning in other languages). The second
factor is ‘conceptual confusion’. This occurs because students have experienced
a variety of mathematical pedagogies in their previous educational
institutions. This paper is based on a research project that investigated the
uses of peer learning through an online discussion board to address these
issues and enhance learner inclusion.
confusion’. Some students have English as their first language (E1L) while
for others it is an additional language (EAL). Observation of first-year Financial
and Management Accounting classes suggests that EAL students may
have to make a greater ‘learning leap’ (Cousins, 2009) than their E1L peers
because they misunderstand the lexis of accounting and finance. Particular
problems are caused by ‘false friends’ (terms which appear similar in other
languages but actually have other meanings in English) and cognates (terms
which have the same spelling and meaning in other languages). The second
factor is ‘conceptual confusion’. This occurs because students have experienced
a variety of mathematical pedagogies in their previous educational
institutions. This paper is based on a research project that investigated the
uses of peer learning through an online discussion board to address these
issues and enhance learner inclusion.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 72-80 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | Pedagogic Research Conference 2017 - University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Feb 2017 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Pedagogic Research Conference 2017 |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Brighton |
| Period | 3/02/17 → … |