Studying Content in English From School to University: A Transitional Survey of Students' Awareness of Their Pre-acquired Skills and Knowledge

Abstract

Drawing upon a small sample of qualitative data derived from stimulated recall interviews with first-year Italian undergraduates studying Medicine on a five-year degree course taught via EMI, we report on the techniques employed by these students to facilitate their language and content acquisition. We further investigate their awareness of the added value ascribable to what they had already acquired during their high school CLIL studies in terms of learning strategies, knowledge and competences.