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Practical Skills in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)

Target PDI
Method of impartition Online asynchronous + Presential
Language English
Total duration 20
Presential duration 16
Synchronous online duration 4
Program Call 'Training and research'
Training modality Course
Period 1st semester
Academic course 2021-2022
Edition 01
Training plan year 2021
Start date of the course 22/10/2021
End date of the course 29/10/2021
Registration start date 10/05/2021
Registration end date 14/05/2021
Sessions
Session Start date and time End date and time Aula Location
1 22/10/2021 10:00 22/10/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
2 25/10/2021 10:00 25/10/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
3 28/10/2021 10:00 28/10/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
4 29/10/2021 10:00 01/10/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
6 03/11/2021 15:30 03/11/2021 17:30
UV Faculty
  • Maruenda Bataller, Sergio
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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Training objectives
  • o provide EMI lecturers with key linguistic and pedagogical tools for classroom management.
  • To gain knowledge of a range of practical skills for delivering instruction in English.
Contents
  • Course introduction. EMI overview. Contextual, linguistic, motivational and methodological aspects.
  • Teaching discourse (I). Communicative strategies. Planning and organising a lecture. Designing course materials.
  • Teaching discourse (II). Lecture signposting and delivery. Functional language for lectures.
  • EMI classroom dynamics. The language of classroom management: organising and monitoring practical sessions and group work, seminars, tutorials, and supervision. Providing feedback and evaluation.
Competencies to be developed
  • To use communicative strategies to plan and organize the contents of lectures in
  • English.
  • To effectively use functional language in English for lecture signposting and delivery.
  • To use classroom management techniques in English for different lecture types:  practical sessions, group work, seminars and tutorials.
  • To provide constructive feedback and evaluation in English.
Criteria and procedure for evaluation of the activity
  • Compliance with the assistance regulations of the SFPIE
  • Design of a course activity / material with its corresponding assessment system.