Supporting and Learning from Academics: EMI Toolkit

ISBN-13: 9789811990397 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 160 str.

Christopher Hill; Chia-Yi Lin; Hsin Yuan Lai

Opis

This book draws on real-world case studies to highlight key challenges and support the crafting of relevant and contextual responses. There is increasing pressure on academics and teaching staff to provide high-quality teaching and delivery in English. More than an edited volume, it offers a true dialogue on emerging trends in EMI, making it of considerable value to practitioners, students and policymakers alike. By analyzing established and emerging models of EMI delivery, the book presents a review and assessment of how universities can respond to student expectations and build internal capacities so as to offer better learning experiences.

Spis treści

Part 1. Development of EMI in Global Context.- Chapter 1. English Education in Higher Education.- Chapter 2. General Requirements to successful EMI Delivery.- Part 2. Pedagogy.- Chapter 3. Behavioural Pedagogy.- Chapter 4. Teaching EMI Online.- Part 3. Professional Development and Capacity Building.- Chapter 5. Teacher Development.- Part 4. Intercultural communication.- Chapter 6. Understanding the role of culture in teaching.- Part 5. Issues of EMI design, delivery and evaluation.- Chapter 7. Evaluation & Assessment.- Chapter 8. Quality Assurance.- Part 6. Tips and Techniques.- Chapter 9. Case Studies in the Global Context.- Chapter 10. Intercultural Teaching.- Chapter 11. English language use.

O autorze

Professor Christopher Hill has worked in international higher education since 2008, including nine years in Malaysia and six in Dubai. Christopher is an OBHE Associate, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, Adjunct Researcher for the Higher Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan and External Examiner for the University of Birmingham. He serves on the editorial boards of eight international journals and as Peer Reviewer for a further ten.

Dr. Chia-Yi Lin currently serves as the Associate Research Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). She specializes in managing national-scale elite projects and university strategic planning, development and advancement. Dr. Lin is also in charge of The Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College at NCKU, recommending appropriate improvements to build effective performance and strategies for the operation. Dr. Lin completed her M.S. in Teaching English as Second Language (TESOL) and doctoral Degree in Education. Her research interests include TESOL methods, second language acquisition, creativity and creative problem-solving, identifying gifted children on the basis of their creativity in specific domains, higher education administration and institutional research.