Presentación

En el Plan de Formación del PDI del curso 2022-2023, dentro del apartado 4. Competencias para la Internacionalización, se han ofertado tres talleres de 5 horas de duración distribuidos en 3 sesiones de 1 hora y 40 minutos titulados “Language for evaluation and feedback”, “Language for seminars” y “Working one-to-one with students in an EMI context”. Estos talleres se impartirán en el Centro Superior de Idiomas, los dos primeros en enero, y el tercero en el mes de mayo.

Language for evaluation and feedback

Language for seminars

Individual support to students in EMI courses

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To reflect on the principles of EMI in higher education, potential problems, and effective strategies.

To learn about the types of assessment tools and criteria that can be used in EMI courses.

To design an assessment system for course materials and class activities that interrelates competencies and learning objects.

To discuss different case studies.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Assessment, which can be understood both as periodic sampling and measurement, and as ongoing planning for and provision of feedback, can provide a basis for understanding the characteristics of good practices in EMI courses.

The aim of this course is to give participants the tools to deal with the challenges of assessing and giving feedback through English.

1. Introduction to English-medium Instruction (EMI): Reflections, Awareness and Practice 

• Reflections on personal situations in terms of EMI subjects, English competence, teaching experience, intercultural competence, teacher and students’ attitudes, challenges and needs.

2. The importance of feedback

• Characteristics of effective, corrective and peer feedback.
• Language for feedback.
• Case studies.

3. Principles for fair student assessment

• Reflections on assessment styles and awareness of types (from formative to summative).
• Language for assessment.
• Case studies.  

DURATION: Three 1h 40m sessions.

DATES: Monday 9th of January: from 10.00-11.40h. Wednesday 11th of January: from 10.00-11.40h. Friday 13th of January: from 10.00-11.40h.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The first session will deal with the structure of seminars and the difficulties lecturers face when using English as medium of instruction, giving them the language necessary to:

• Prepare a seminar
• Explain procedures
• Set up groups
• Give step-by-step guidance
• Use questions to guide students
• Monitor groups
• End the group session.

The two following sessions are practical: participants will be asked to simulate seminars they will have prepared, thus using what they have learnt in the first session.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• This course focuses on helping lecturers improve their oral communication skills for seminars. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities covering pronunciation, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
• It is a practical, communicative course which requires an active involvement from the participants.
• At the end of course, participants should show greater confidence using English as medium of instruction and be able to use a wider range of effective strategies to engage students in seminarswhich can be understood both as periodic sampling and measurement, and as ongoing planning for and provision of feedback, can provide a basis for understanding the characteristics of good practices in EMI courses.

DATES AND TIME:

Monday 9th of January: from 12.00-13.40h. Wednesday 11th of January: from 12.00-13.40h. Friday 13th of January: from 12.00-13.40h.

Classes will take place in classroom 315

Teacher: Lindy Osborne

Course participants: Lecturers.

Number of participants: 12.

CONTENTS:

• Preparing a seminar
  • Types of seminars
  • Discussion: Preparation
  • Create a Handout pre-seminar. Why and how.
• Language to
  • Explain procedures
  • Set up groups
  • Give step-by-step guidance
  • Use questions to guide students
  • Monitor groups
  • End the group session.
• Practice

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

This interactive workshop is designed to let participants share experiences in the provision of individual support to students in EMI courses and work together to improve their practice with a special focus on the use of language.

There will be brief presentations, small group activities, whole group discussions, case studies and role plays. Participants are expected to be actively involved.

Participants will be given the opportunity to:

• compare the needs of students in EMI and non-EMI courses and the issues involved.
• identify types of student consultations during office hours and review the language used in those interactions. e.g giving feedback.
• observe and analyse conversations between students and lecturers in one-to-one sessions.
• reflect on their own practice and explore ways of improvement.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants will put together a list of recommendations for best practice.

DATES AND SCHEDULE:

• Monday 26th June: from 10.00-11.40h.
• Wednesday 28th June: from 10.00-11.40h.
• Friday 30th June: from 10.00-11.40h.

The course will take place in room 308 in El Sario.

TEACHER:

 Centro Superior de Idiomas. Nieves Candela

AIMED AT:

Lecturers teaching EMI courses.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 12.

CONTENTS:

• Students’ individual support at University.
• Diversity in EMI courses. Students’ needs and lecturers' roles.
• Useful phrases for individual consultations in English.
• One-to-one conversations with students and coaching techniques.