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The Language-Integrated Knowledge Education (LIKE)
Project
Steven L. Thorne (WLL)
+ intrepid colleagues across PSU
Why LIKE? (Language-Integrated Knowledge Education)
• Human knowledge fundamentally mediated by specialized uses of language– STEM, social sciences, humanities, professional
fields
• “thinking is a form of communication … learning is modifying and extending one’s discourse (Sfard, 2007)
• What terminology is specific to your field or course of study?
• What phrases and collocations (words that co-occur) do you notice in textbooks, research articles, lectures, and other materials?
• What high-frequency language patterns seem most relevant for – writing meticulous lab reports– documenting computer code or architectural renderings– presenting compelling business plans– producing abstracts for literature conferences– engaging in post-structural analysis of the public sphere?
Calculus
Ecology
Architecture
Sociology
Chemistry
Linguistics
Continental philosophy
“matrix”
“hypothesis”
LIKE Critical discourse awareness
• Mastery of academic discourse essential to university and professional success
• Explicit attention to disciplinary genre conventions enables full participation
• Language is power – command of specialized language performing academic identities
• All discourse conventions reducible to morphosyntactic realizations!
• A life-long learning skill
LIKE Portfolios
• From passive comprehension to active production and mastery of academic discourse
• Web-based LIKE portfolios for all PSU students– Designed upon existing ePortfolio models – English as well as foreign languages– Open multilingual repository of academic language– Peer review (MOOCs model)– Badges or endorsements upon completion– Shareable with future employers and grad programs