The EMI Teaching Empowerment Course
The EMI Teaching Resource Center (RCEMI) at National Taiwan Normal University has launched the “EMI Teaching Empowerment Course 2024 Fall” training course for this semester (2024 Fall) in alignment with the Ministry of Education’s “Bilingual Learning Plan for College Students.” (BEST) The course aims to improve the English-medium instruction (EMI) capabilities and teaching quality of lecturers across higher education institutions in Taiwan. The course adopts a combination of synchronous and asynchronous, online and in-person formats to achieve the goal of enhancing EMI practitioners’ instructional abilities.
The ” EMI Teaching Empowerment Course 2024 Fall” designed by the Center is divided into two stages: basic and advanced, to support the development of EMI courses and teaching at different levels. The basic course consists of four modules, covering topics such as the EMI teaching context (12 hours), EMI teaching methods (12 hours), EMI intercultural communication (6 hours), and EMI teaching demonstrations (6 hours), in total 36 hours. The course integrates EMI instructional design and AI technology applications, with lectures delivered by both domestic and international EMI expert instructors. The goal is to train teachers to deliver subject content in English, balancing theory and practice, and focusing on enhancing EMI teaching practices.
Participants are required to follow the course guidelines provided by the Center and complete the course to meet the course completion standards, including attending a final presentation to demonstrate their teaching. Those who complete all 36 hours will receive a “Certificate of Completion for the EMI Teaching Empowerment Course.” Those who do not meet the 36-hour requirement will be issued a certificate of attendance by the Center.
I. Eligibility
All full-time (including contract) and part-time instructors in tertiary institutions are eligible to apply to the program. The order of priority of the applicants is as follows:
- Those who will participate in the Final Presentation on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, as RCEMI requires.
- Those who teach EMI courses in 113-1 (2024 Fall) semester and 113 academic year.
II. Application Process
- Online Application form
- Applications are accepted through individual online registration, with priority given to early registrants. Late applications will not be considered.
- Registration time: From Aug. 22, 2024 to Sep. 27, 2024.
- The successful applicants will be informed by email on Oct. 8, 2024.
III. Implementation Guidelines
- All participants in this course can access to Moodle, the learning platform of NTNU, and the Sensay AI English Speaking Platform. To achieve the course completion requirement, participants must complete the following module tasks, totaling 36 hours.
- The Sensay AI English Speaking Platform is only available to those who wish to obtain the certification of completion of ” The EMI Teaching Empowerment Course 2024 Fall”.
- All online workshops, seminars, and the Final Presentation will be recorded. By registering for this course, participants agree to the recording and the use of their likeness by our Center.
4 Modules are included:
Module 1: EMI context (12 hrs)
Module 2: EMI pedagogy (12 hrs)
Module 3: Intercultural communication (6 hrs)
Module 4: EMI teaching demonstration (6 hrs)
- The course is divided into video lectures and online seminars. Participants are required to fully watch 4 video lessons (4 hours) and attend at least 8 hours of online seminars.
- Participants can select the sessions they wish to attend in the registration form. Attendance will be recorded at each session. If you need to adjust your session attendance during the course, please make sure to notify the Center by email.
Course Schedule:
- This module was developed in close collaboration with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). It features international EMI experts who lead discussions to help local teachers understand the foundational concepts and teaching strategies of EMI.
- The module consists of video lectures and online seminars (as shown below). Participants are required to select and watch 3 videos from the video lessons (totaling 6 hours) and attend three live online seminars (totaling 6 hours).
- Participants can select the sessions they wish to attend in the registration form. Attendance will be recorded at each seminar. If you need to adjust your session attendance during the course, please make sure to notify the Center by email.
Course Schedule:
To reinforce participants’ English-speaking proficiency in EMI context, they are required to complete AI speaking exercises (totaling 4.5 hours) at Sensay AI Speaking Platform and based on the sessions they attend.
There are post-quizzes for video lectures in module 1 and 2. After watching the videos, participants can complete the quizzes at their convenience, with their highest score recorded (0.5 hours). We also design a “Peer Editing” activity, encouraging participants to engage in cross-disciplinary interaction on the Moodle learning platform (1 hour).
The completion deadline for each course module is one week after each session. If participants are unable to complete the speaking exercises and quizzes within the given timeframe, they may do so by the final makeup deadline on Friday, November 29, 113, at 23:00. Please note that exercises completed after this deadline will not be counted.
Our center will host a “Final Presentation” on Saturday, December 7, 2024. All participants of this semester’s EMI Professional Development Course are required to attend the entire 6-hour presentation, which includes a 15-minute teaching demonstration and lesson observation. The teaching demonstration guidelines are as follows:
- Teaching Video Submission:
- Participating instructors must record a 10 to 15-minute teaching video in English, either from their in-person or synchronous online course.
- If recording a video is not possible, instructors may conduct a live teaching demonstration on Dec. 7 for 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
- Submission Deadline:
- Each participant must submit an EMI lesson plan and the teaching video by Friday, November 29, 2024, at 11:00 PM.
- The lesson plan format should follow the template provided by our center.
- Teaching Demonstration Requirements:
- The instructor must deliver the class in English.
- The instructor should guide students to participate in-class activities in English.
- The instructor should provide immediate feedback to students in EMI class.
- Teaching Materials and Methods:
- Instructors should select their teaching materials and utilize multimodal learning resources, such as subject-related teaching aids, presentation slides (PPT), digital tools, body language explanations, etc.
- These resources should be integrated into learning strategies like lecture-based learning, cooperative learning, and flipped classroom approaches, and detailed in the lesson plan.
- Presentation Format:
- (1) For pre-recorded videos: The presenter will play the course video during the Final Presentation and simultaneously explain the course design, strategies used, and course outcomes. The last 5 minutes will be open for Q&A and interactive discussion with the participants.
- (2) For live demonstrations: The presentation must meet the above conditions, and the lesson plan must be submitted by the deadline.
- Lesson Observation:
- In addition to the teaching demonstration, each participating instructor must also attend lesson observations, watching at least two other instructors’ demonstrations, asking questions, and filling out observation records.
- Video Requirements:
- (1) The video should be filmed in landscape mode.
- (2) The content must clearly show the interaction between the instructor and the students.
- Expert Feedback:
- In addition to sharing their learning outcomes, participants will have their demonstrations observed by EMI experts, including field specialists and trained instructors.
- One-on-one feedback and guidance will be provided after the session. The schedule for each participant’s demonstration will be announced separately, and the presentation content will be posted on our center’s website for reference.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
- Abbie Lee, Program Development Manager
- Tel: 02-7749-7084
- Email: rcemi@deps.ntnu.edu.tw