NPO_EMI English Mediated Instruction (EMI) skills course for hybrid teaching

Pan-university studies
spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 0 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: -.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbara Staffolani, B.A. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Hana Kuzdasová (assistant)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Contact Person: Ing. Daniela Svobodová
Prerequisites
English Mediated Instruction (EMI) skills course for hybrid teaching is designed for teachers, lecturers and academics delivering their degree programmes to multi-cultural groups through the medium of English • who are in search of ways of improving their English proficiency; • who want to gain more insight into English as a medium of instruction; • who want to keep up to date with developments in academic skills in English; • who want to think about developing materials for their courses in English; • who want to reflect on and develop their teaching practice.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is based on the need for insight into teaching and learning in a second language, given the internationalisation of higher education and the burgeoning use of English as lingua franca. Targeting all teachers or lecturers typically with English as a second language – of programmes run in English for students with English as a second language – it consists of a series of participative seminars with activities to encourage reflective analysis on both professional practice and professional performance. Content centres on linguistic and paralinguistic aspects of communication in groups, pedagogy and design of the teaching and learning experience, and strategies for understanding and handling the added dimension of linguistic competence within the student calibre, such as differentiated teaching within a single dynamic. It is expected that participants in the week’s sessions will broaden their own repertoire as educators, deepen their insight into the learner experience, and raise their contribution to raised quality standards in the university sector.
Syllabus
  • English Mediated Instruction (EMI) skills course for hybrid teaching include topics such as: • teaching in university programmes delivered through the medium of English; • English for academic purposes skills; • oral academic communication; • academic writing; • assessment skills; • materials development; • intercultural communication.
Teaching methods
Your days will consist of interactive and highly practical workshops focusing on topics such as creative theories, creative situations, creative processes and barriers to creativity. You will be presented with examples of creative activities successfully implemented in teaching at universities and in Higher Education institutions and provided with an opportunity to develop an understanding of ways to improve your own teaching in a creative way. In three distinct sessions each day, you will also have a chance to interact, discuss, practise and reflect on your teaching practice with your colleagues.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 10.-21. 7. 2023.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 40 vyučovacích hodin.
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