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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
Asynchronous online duration 4
Program PRIDA
Training modality Course
Period 2nd semester
Academic course 2020-2021
Edition 01
Training plan year 2021
Start date of the course 19/05/2021
End date of the course 28/05/2021
Registration start date 01/06/2021
Registration end date 08/06/2021
Sessions
Session Start date and time End date and time Aula Location
1 19/05/2021 10:00 19/05/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
2 21/05/2021 10:00 21/05/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
3 26/05/2021 10:00 26/05/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
4 28/05/2021 10:00 28/05/2021 14:00 Aula 1.1 SFPIE
Professional profile of the recipients
This course is addressed to junior university lecturers from non-philological degrees who wish to gain insights into methodological resources and communicative strategies to teach in English
UV Faculty
  • Montañes Brunet, Elvira
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
  • Coordinador/a Curs
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  • Maruenda Bataller, Sergio
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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Training objectives

Learning objectives:

  • 1. To provide EMI lecturers with key linguistic and pedagogical tools for classroom management.
  • 2. To gain knowledge of a range of practical skills for delivering instruction in English.

 

Contents

Course contents:

  • 1. Course introduction. EMI overview. Contextual, linguistic, motivational and methodological aspects.
  • 2. Teaching discourse (I). Communicative strategies. Planning and organising a lecture. Designing course materials.
  • 3. Teaching discourse (II). Lecture signposting and delivery. Functional language for lectures.
  • 4. EMI classroom dynamics. The language of classroom management: organising and monitoring practical sessions and group work, seminars, tutorials, and supervision. Providing feedback and evaluation.
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Competencies to be developed
  • 1 To use communicative strategies to plan and organize the contents of lectures in English.
  • 2 To effectively use functional language in English for lecture signposting and delivery.
  • 3 To use classroom management techniques in English for different lecture types: practical sessions, group work, seminars and tutorials.
  • 4 To provide constructive feedback and evaluation in English.
Criteria and procedure for evaluation of the activity

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Last modification 01/10/2021