Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz
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Specificities of EMI in Diverse Academic Fields

Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz
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SUMMARIZING, PARAPHRASING AND RETELLING
§Summarizing is an important skill for teachers as well as students…
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§TASK: Give one-sentence summary of the morning here at Summer School so far, from your own
perspective (2mns to prepare, you can use the language from your worksheet)

§EMI brings lots of challenges into one´s teaching but also the advantage of deeper reflection…
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§TASK: Think about your teaching motto… Based on the questionnaire you filled out beforehand, put
into pictures, symbols or words your teaching motto.
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Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz
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YOUR TEACHING MOTTO

Your experience with EMI up to date – pair work Qs
§Have you had experience of teaching through English? If yes, how did you find this experience?
§What are the benefits of teaching through English for you?
§What do you believe are the benefits of teaching through English to your students?
§Do you think that using EMI will affect the way you organise and teach your classes? Does teaching
through English require different teaching methods? Does it affect the role of the teacher in the
classroom?
• adapted from R. O´Dowd: English Mediium Instruction
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Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz

Field-related Challenges
§What makes using EMI in your classes challenging?
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§TASK: Discuss this question in groups of similar fields of study. Put each challenge on a separate
piece of paper and connect it to other people´s ideas in the centre of the room. If you need to
disagree with others make sure you do so politely (see your handout)…
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Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz

Adapting Your Teaching to These Challenges
§TASK: Look at the challenges your class has come up with and try to find some ways to adapt your
teaching to these… Please use the provided google document for the brainstorming
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Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz

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Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová, qtrumpes@fi.muni.cz