Academic literacy program implementation in an Ecuadorian University: a multinomial logit approach

The 'FCSHlee' program proposed by ESPOL Polytechnic University's School of Social and Humanistic Sciences (FCSH, acronym in Spanish), consisted in the implementation of a reading requirement of culturally enriching book by subject. This study shares the experience of an academic liter...

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Published in:International journal of adolescence and youth Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 351 - 361
Main Authors: Méndez Prado, Silvia Mariela, Alvarado Sánchez, María Isabel, Rosado Anastacio, Joel Alejandro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Academic language
Academic literacy
Appreciation
College students
Colleges & universities
communication
Communication skills
culture
Implementation
initiative
Literacy
Literacy programs
Program implementation
prosumer
reading
Statistics
Undergraduate students
ISSN:0267-3843, 2164-4527
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Summary:The 'FCSHlee' program proposed by ESPOL Polytechnic University's School of Social and Humanistic Sciences (FCSH, acronym in Spanish), consisted in the implementation of a reading requirement of culturally enriching book by subject. This study shares the experience of an academic literacy initiative in the Ecuadorian university, ESPOL's case. The program aimed to enhance undergraduate students' cultural level as well as oral and written communication skills. We develop a significant sample (N = 387) of the students that were part of the program and collected the data through surveys after its completion. The study describes details of the program, its scope, implementation, statistics, and conditions. Among the careers studied at the FCSH, Economics was the one that had a bigger margin of appreciation towards the program, which is a factor that could indicate that these groups of students possess reading orientation given the analytical characteristics of their study program.
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ISSN:0267-3843
2164-4527
DOI:10.1080/02673843.2018.1544084