Embedding interdisciplinarity into a higher educational curriculum allows students to develop competence in synthesizing and applying knowledge and skills from across multiple disciplines to address problems and find solutions that would not be possible if only a single disciplinary lens is used. The overall purpose of this study is to develop interdisciplinary learning experiences of English learners based on the Interdisciplinary Concept Model in EFL classroom. In this regard, this paper mainly focusses on analyzing the instructional design for Audio-visual course at university level according to Jacobs and Borland (1986)’s model. It provides a platform for instructional and curriculum designers for integration of interdisciplinary approaches into a curriculum design.

Chu Tan. Developing Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences of English Learners at University Level Based on the Interdisciplinary Concept Model. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 10: 78-83. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.071013.

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